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dosage calculation

I am doing a dosage calculation problem and my instructor have not given me the answer sheet and I feel like I am not getting the right answer. I was someone can help correct my answer.

Question: The school nurse needs to administer ibuprofen 10mg/kg PO Q 4H. The client weighs 17lb. How many mg will the nurse administer per day.

How I set up my problem

10mg/kg x 17lb X 4hrs x 24hr/1 day x 1 kg/ 2.2lb

I got 4080/8.8 =463.6 mg/day

* I put 4hrs on the bottom

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    I agree. The answer on the test did not include the ml. But, there is only one on-hand OTC formulation, and that is 100 mg/5ml. So, I was assuming reality and knowledge of pharm here.

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    Have to agree. It seems irresponsible and lazy. Not exactly promoting success for the undergrad students.

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    Well done! Nice use of dimensional analysis to solve this problem.

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