Question

Order cypropheptadine 4 mg, PO, tid. Drug available: cypropheptadine 2 mg/ 5ml syrup. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day? Please answer with a numeric answer only; do not add “mg” to the answer

Answer 1

Order cypropheptadine 4 mg, PO, tid. Drug available: cypropheptadine 2 mg/ 5ml syrup. How many milligrams should the patient receive per day?

Cypropheptadine is categorized under antihistamines. It is used to treat allergic rhinitis, utricaria, angioedema, allergic conjunctivitis.

To calculate :

The ordered doage is 4 mg per oral tid. TID means three times a day. It is derived from latin word ter in die. Totally 4 mg X 3 times a day gives total dosage of = 12 .

To calculate amount of syrup to be given:

Total volume to be given =

Dose ordered /dose available X Volume available

4 mg / 2 mg X 5 ml

10 ml of syrup to be given one time.