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04/12/2016
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Source: iBahia
Weight? Age? What to consider when medicating small?
To calculate the correct dose of a medicinal product for a child, take into account three major factors: body weight, body surface, age. This causes the dose is calculated individually, ie, suitable for particular child. This is important because it is a development phase of varying heights and weights, unlike an adult who spend most of the time with the same weight and height.
There are drugs that should be administered, for example, one drop per kilogram, or if the child is 10 kg should be administered 10 drops. It is in these cases classified as analgesic drugs. Thus also occurs with drugs to disease, in which the very indication instructions include the maximum number of drops and dosage required for a given weight or age range.
There are others, however, which must be administered according to weight, such as antibiotics, which has the description of, for example, 50mg / kg / day, which means that for every kilogram the child should be administered 50mg of the drug in one day. In this case, if the child is 10 kg, it will need to receive 500mg of the drug. Then the doctor will make the dosage according to what is recommended by the clinical protocol, that is, if every 6h, administer 250 mg four times a day.
All this information you will find in the package leaflet. Upon prescription, the doctor also explains how to use. For those non-prescription medicines it is important to always consult the pharmacist.
Earlier I talked about body surface, which is a very unusual calculation when it comes to drugs administered at home. It is more used in hospitals and ICUs to obtain accurate dosage amount, as is most widely used injectable drugs. It is thus: is the square root of the weight multiplied by the height and divided by 3600.
And as I always say, do not use medicines without guidance from a doctor or a pharmacist. Self-medicate may aggravate rather than solve your problem.
Source: iBahia
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