Question

augmentin 10mg/kg po every 12 hours is ordered. when augmentin is reconstiuted it yeilds 125mg/ml. the child weights 25kg. how many ml will you give

Answer 1

To calculate the amount of Augmentin to give, you can use the following formula:

Dose (mg) = weight (kg) x dosage (mg/kg)

In this case, the dosage is 10mg/kg and the child's weight is 25kg, so:

Dose (mg) = 25 x 10 = 250mg

We know that the reconstituted Augmentin yields 125mg/ml, to find the amount in ml we divide the dose by the concentration:

250mg / 125mg/ml = 2 ml

So you will give 2ml of Augmentin to the child every 12 hours.