32. A 50 pou dog an nd Golden Retriever was diagnosed with flea allergy dermatit

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32. A 50 pou dog an nd Golden Retriever was diagnosed with flea allergy dermatitis. You are to dispense Prednisone for the rednisone is 0.5 mg/lb/day. The owner is to give the dog a full dose for three days then a full dose every other day for 2 weeks. d instruct the owner as to how to administer the drug and the possible side effects. The dose of a. b. c. Calculate the dose in milligrams per day required for the dog. You have 20 mg tablets on hand. How many will be required for each dose? How many 20 mg tablets will you need to send home with the owner for the 17 days?

Explanation / Answer

a). The weight of the dog is, 50 pounds

The recommended dose is, 0.5 mg/lb/day

The dose required for the dog is, 25 mg/day (= 50 lb*0.5mg)

b). Each tablets contain 20 mg dose, and the remaining 5 dose is present in ¼ of a tablet (20mg/4) = 0.5 mg), so 25 mg is present in, 1 tablet plus 1/4th of another tablet (1 1/4th tablet).

c). The dosage regime is, full dose for three days and a full dose for every other day for 2 weeks, total 17 days.

Full dose for three days means, 3 tablets plus 3 1/4th = approximately 4 tablets

Then 7 doses (every other day for two weeks), = 7 tablets plus 7 1/4ths = 9 tablets (approximately)

Thus, the patient must be provided with 13 tablets

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