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Stephen Bennett

Advanced Specialist Paediatric Pharmacist (Cardiology/Critical Care/ECMO); Leicester Royal Infirmary and De Montfort University

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Prescribing prophylactic co-trimoxazole

What would be the ideal four times daily intravenous treatment dose for a 48 kg adult? .

Calculations in excipient exposure during drug treatment

For treating epilepsy of all forms, except typical absences, the recommended oral dose for children under 11 years old is initially 1-1.5mg/kg twice daily (Joint Formularies Committee, 2019). The...

Calculations in excipient exposure during drug treatment: answers

For treating epilepsy of all forms, except typical absences, the recommended oral dose for children under 11 years old is initially 1-1.5mg/kg twice daily (Joint Formularies Committee, 2019). The...

Practical prescribing: management of anaemia

A common dose for treating iron deficiency anaemia in adults is ferrous sulfate 200 mg three times daily (Joint Formulary Committee, 2019). .

Practical prescribing: management of anaemia: answers

To the nearest whole milligram, how many moles of elemental iron are there in each 200 mg ferrous sulfate tablet?.

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