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    The document discusses five formulas used to calculate drug doses for infants and children based on their age, weight, or surface area compared to adult doses. Young's formula is used for children under 12 based on age. Dilling's formula is used for children ages 4 to 20 based on age. Fried's formula is used for infants under 2 based on age in months. Clark's formula is used based on a child's weight. The square meter surface area method calculates dose based on a child's surface area compared to an adult.

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    The document discusses five formulas used to calculate drug doses for infants and children based on their age, weight, or surface area compared to adult doses. Young's formula is used for children under 12 based on age. Dilling's formula is used for children ages 4 to 20 based on age. Fried's formula is used for infants under 2 based on age in months. Clark's formula is used based on a child's weight. The square meter surface area method calculates dose based on a child's surface area compared to an adult.

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    Calculation of Doses For Infants and Children: S.No Dose Proportionate To Age

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    Nagaraj Yadav
    The document discusses five formulas used to calculate drug doses for infants and children based on their age, weight, or surface area compared to adult doses. Young's formula is used for children under 12 based on age. Dilling's formula is used for children ages 4 to 20 based on age. Fried's formula is used for infants under 2 based on age in months. Clark's formula is used based on a child's weight. The square meter surface area method calculates dose based on a child's surface area compared to an adult.

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    CALCULATION OF DOSES FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN

    S.No Dose Proportionate to age


    Age in Years Formula is used to calculate the
    1 Young’s Formula Dose for the Child = × Adult dose doses for the children 2 year old
    Age + 12 and under 12 years of age.
    Formula is used to calculate the
    Age in Years
    2 Dilling’s Formula Dose for the Child = × Adult dose doses for the children between 4-
    20 20 years of age.

    Age in Months Formula is used to calculate the


    3 Fried’s Formula Dose for the Child = × Adult dose doses for infants up to 2 year old.
    150
    Dose Proportionate to Body Weight
    Formula is used to calculate the
    4 Clark’s Formula Weight of the Child (Kg) doses for the children according
    Dose for the Child = × Adult dose
    70 to Body weight
    Dose Proportionate to Surface area

    Surface area of Child Formula is used to calculate the


    5 Square Meter Surface
    Area Method Dose for the Child = × Adult dose doses for the children according
    Surface area of Adult to surface area

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