Question

A patient is ordered 60 mg/kg/day of an antibiotic to be divided in 3 doses per day. The patient weighs 60 kg. How many mg of drug should they receive per dose and how many mg of drug should they receive per day Round answers to the nearest tenth and DO NOT include units

Answer 1

Answer:

mg of drug per dose = 1200

mg of drug per day = 3600

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to calculate the amount of drug that the patient should receive, you have to multiply 60 mg by 60 kg (because the patient should receive 60 mg per kg per day)

(60)(60)= 3600 mg

Then you have to divide the amount of the drug by the quantity of doses

3600/3= 1200

The patient should receive 1200 mg per dose and 3600 mg of drug per day.