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Erythromycin Syrup 125mg/5ml (100ml) “give 6 ml qid before food until finished” how many complete doses of antibiotic will this child receive?
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This child will receive 25 complete doses of erythromycin syrup. Here's how we calculate that:
Dosage per dose: 6 mL
Total volume of syrup: 100 mL
Number of doses: 100 mL / 6 mL/dose = 16.67 doses
Complete doses: Since you can't have a fraction of a dose, the child will receive 16 complete doses.
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