The patient weighs 16 kg. Ordered: Cipro 250 mg PO BID On hand: Cipro 250 mg tablets. According to the package insert, the medication can be given 10 to 20 mg/kg every 12 hours. Determine whether the dose 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).
one tablet
The maximum dose is 20 mg/kg every 12 hours.
16 kg × 20 mg/kg = 320 mg, so the ordered dose of 250 mg is safe.
No calculation is necessary to determine the amount to administer because the dose on hand equals the ordered dose. The patient should receive 1 tablet.
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