Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn

Exercise 41

In Exercises 12, determine if the order is safe. If it is, then determine the amount to administer.
The patient is a 4-year-old child who weighs 32 lb. Ordered: Proventil 1 tsp syrup po tid
On hand: Proventil Syrup, 2 mg/5 mL. 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. This starting dose should not exceed 2 mg 3 times per day.