7-year-old boy weighing 19 kg is brought to the emergency department due to productive cough and fever. The doctor diagnosed him as pediatric community-acquired pneumonia and opted to give Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml syrup to be given 3x a day for 7 days. Recommended dosage for Amoxicillin in children is 30mg/kg/day. Compute for the amount in mL of Amoxicillin to be given per dose.

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A 7-year-old boy weighing 19 kg is brought to the emergency department due
to productive cough and fever. The doctor diagnosed him as pediatric
community-acquired pneumonia and opted to give Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml
syrup to be given 3x a day for 7 days. Recommended dosage for Amoxicillin in
children is 30mg/kg/day. Compute for the amount in mL of Amoxicillin to be
given per dose.

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  • Weight of the boy = 19 kg.
  • Prescribed drug, dosage  - Amoxicillin 250 Mg / 5ml  - 3 times a day 
  • Recommended dosage in children - 30 Mg / kg/day , 

that means the recommended dosage per day is 30 mg per 1 kg body wt.

Find - amount of Amoxicillin in ml given per dose.

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