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

Exercise 73

In Exercises 16, determine if the order is safe. If it is, then determine the amount to administer.
The patient is a 44-lb child who is years old.
Ordered: Tolectin 100 mg po qid
On hand: Tolectin 200-mg scored tablets. The package insert indicates that for children 2 years and older, the usual dose ranges from 15 to 30 mg/kg/day.