Question

Methylprednisolone 10mg IV q6h for a child who weight 95 lbs . Recommended pediatric dosage. Not less than 0.5 mg /kg/day. Available dose 40 mg/1 ml.

a. Is it a safe dose?

b. How many ml. Would you administer each dose

Answer 1

Answer a: It is a safe dosage.

Answer b: administer 0.25 ml for each dose.

Convert weightof the child in pound to Kilograms

Weight in Kilograms =

Weight in Kilograms =

Weight of the child in Kilograms = 43 kg

Recommented dosage = not less than 0.5 mg/Kg/day

ie recommended daily dosage = 0.5 mg/ Kg / day

= 0.5 mg × 43 / day

Recommended daily dosage = 21.5 mg/ day

Prescribed dose of methyl prednisolone = 10 mg q6h

Prescribed daily dose = 10 mg × 4

Prescribed daily dose = 40 mg/ day

Here prescribed dose is 40 mg/ day which means not less than 0.5 mg/ Kg/ day or 21.5 mg/ day as per recommendation and it is a normal prescribed dose also. So it is a safe dose to administer.

Each dose contains = 10 mg

Available dose = 40 mg/ 1 ml

So ml/dose = × Volume

= × 1 ml

= 0.25 ml

Total ml would administer for each dose = 0.25 ml