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A child weighs 10 kg and is to be dosed at 10 mg/kg per day. The medication should be administrated in equal doses every 12 hours. How many milligrams are in each dose?
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A child weighs 10 kg and is to be dosed at 10 mg/kg per day. The medication should be administrated in equal doses every 12 hours. How many milligrams are in each dose?

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100 milligrams per dose

10 mg per kg. The child weighs ten kilos so you do

10 mg * 10 kg = 100 mg per dose

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