ORAL ADMINISTRATION

The equipment used are:

• Medicine cup
• Spoon
• Plastic oral syringe
• Dropper
• Nipple without bottle
 Dosage Calculation

Parenteral
Dosages
CLARK’S RULE
Use the Clark’s Rule to find the child's dosage of amoxicillin. Round answer
to the nearest whole mg. The child is of normal height for her weight.
The child's dosage is based on the normal adult dosage.
Adult dosage: amoxicillin 250 mg
Child's weight: 9 1/2 lbs
Use the Clark’s Rule to find the child's dosage of garamycin. Round answer to
the nearest whole mg. The child is of normal height for her weight.
The child's dosage is based on the normal adult dosage.
Adult dosage: garamycin 40 mg
Child's weight: 41 lbs
 Use Clark’s Rule to find the child's dosage of amoxicillin. Round answer to
the nearest whole mg. The child's dosage is based on the normal adult dosage.
Adult dosage: amoxicillin 250 mg
Child's weight: 18 kg
Child's height: 94 cm

Note Clark’s Rule required conversion to pounds before using the formula
Use Clark’s Rule to find the child's dosage of meperidine. Round answer to
the nearest whole mg. The child is of normal height for her weight.
The child's dosage is based on the normal adult dosage.
Normal child's dosage: meperidine 50 mg
Child's weight: 34 lbs
FRIED’S RULE
 Use the Fried’s Rule to find the 3-month infant's dosage of amoxicillin.
Round answer to the nearest whole mg. The child is of normal height for her
weight. The child's dosage is based on the normal adult dosage
Adult dosage: amoxicillin 250 mg
Child's weight: 9 1/2 lbs
 Use the Fried’s rule to find the 1.5 year old child's dosage of garamycin.
Round answer to the nearest whole mg. The child is of normal height for her weight. The child's dosage
is based on the normal adult dosage
Adult dose: garamycin 40 mg
Child's weight: 41 lbs
Use the Fried’s Rule to find the 20 -month old child's dosage of meperidine.
Round answer to the nearest whole mg. The child is of normal height for her
weight. The child's dosage is based on the normal adult dosage.
Normal child's dosage: meperidine 50 mg
Child's weight: 34 lbs
YOUNG’S RULE
The doctor orders tylenol (Acetaminophen)
500 mg PO PRN for pain. Calculate the
dosage for a 10-year-old child using
Young’s Rule.
PRACTICE PROBLEM #1
The doctor orders Benadryl
(Diphenhydramine) 50 mg PO every
6 hours PRN. Calculate the dosage for a
4-year-old child using Fried’s Rule.
PRACTICE PROBLEM #2
The doctor orders Morphine 2 mg IV every
4 hours PRN pain. Calculate the dosage for
a 2½ year old child using Fried’s Rule.
PRACTICE PROBLEM #3
The doctor orders tylenol (Acetaminophen)
500 mg PO PRN for pain. Calculate the
dosage for a 7 year-old.
PRACTICE PROBLEM #4
The doctor orders an adult dosage of
2 million units of Penicillin G potassium
per day divided into 4 doses. Calculate the
dosage per day for a 10 year-old.
PRACTICE PROBLEM #5
The doctor orders an adult dosage of
Dilantin (Phenytoin) 100 mg TID. Calculate
the dosage for a child weighing 25 lbs.
PRACTICE PROBLEM #6
The doctor orders an adult dosage of
amoxicillin 500 mg IV q 8 hours. Calculate
the dosage for a child weighing 18 lbs.
PRACTICE PROBLEM #7

A 10-year-old, 68 lbs child is to receive

Carbamazepine for seizure disorder.
The usual adult dosage is 300 mg.
Calculate the dosage.
PRACTICE PROBLEM #8

Physician orders amoxicillin for a

6-month-old infant.
Usual adult dosage is 500 mg.
Calculate the dosage.
 PRACTICE PROBLEM #9

Physician orders amoxicillin for a

5-year-old child.
Usual adult dosage is 500 mg.
Calculate the dosage.