Question

You’re working in a pharmacy, and are making a table to help with dosage amounts for a certain drug. The recommended dosage is 40 milligrams per 2.2 pounds of body weight, divided into three daily doses and taken every 8 hours. You want entries for children weighing 10 pounds, 15 pounds and 30 pounds. The drug comes in a 200 mg5 ml formula. If 1 teaspoon = 5 ml, how many teaspoons are required for each entry? Round your answer to the nearest 14 teaspoon.

Answer 1

Answer: The children weighing 10 pounds, 15 pounds and 30 pounds require 12 teaspoons , 18 teaspoons, 36 teaspoons respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given, The recommended dosage is 40 milligrams per 2.2 pounds of body weight, divided into three daily doses and taken every 8 hours.

i.e. for 1 pound of body weight required dosage per day= $\dfrac{40}{2.2}=18.18\ ml$

Each dose consist = $\dfrac{18.18}{3}=6.06\ ml$ drug.

so, 1 pound of body weight required 6.06 ml for each dose.

Then, 10 pounds of body weight require 10 x 6.06 ml drug= 60.6 ml

If 1 teaspoon = 5 ml,  then 10 pounds of body weight require (60.6 ml ÷5) = 12.12 ≈12 teaspoons.

15 pounds of body weight require 15 x 6.06 ml drug= 90.9 ml

Then 15 pounds of body weight require (90.9 ml ÷5) = 18.18≈18 teaspoons.

30 pounds of body weight require  30 x 6.06 ml drug= 181.8 ml

Then  30 pounds of body weight require (181.8 ml ÷5) = 36.36 ≈ 36 teaspoons.

Hence, the children weighing 10 pounds, 15 pounds and 30 pounds require 12 teaspoons , 18 teaspoons, 36 teaspoons respectively.