The patient is a 6-year-old child who weighs 44 lb. Ordered: Proventil® 2 mg po tidOn hand: Proventil® Syrup 
. According to the package insert, for children 2 to 6 years of age, dosing should be initiated at 0.1 mg/kg of body weight 3 times a day. Determine if this order is safe. If it is safe, calculate the amount to administer: ________. If the dose is not safe, write: not safe.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
2 mg
Convert weight to kg:
Determine whether the dose is safe:
20 kg × 0.1 mg/kg = 2 mg
The recommended dose is the same as the ordered dose, so the dose is safe. No calculation is needed because the dose on hand is equal to the dose ordered. The patient should receive 5 mL of the syrup.
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