Pharmacology & Dosage
Basic
Weight-Based Dosing
Calculate the total dose from a per-kilogram dosing rate — common in paediatrics.
Formula
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DTotal dose
dDose per kg
WPatient weight (kg)
Example
d = 10 mg/kg, W = 25 kg → D = 250 mg
Did You Know?
Children are not 'small adults' — weight-based dosing is critical because their organs metabolise drugs at different rates.
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