By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 Calculating doses for liquid formsIf the final dose needs to be expressed in terms of volume of a liquid form, proceed as above, with a couple of additional steps. After entering the required information noted above (dose amount, patient weight, +/- dosin
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 Calculating daily dose amounts divided between multiple daily dosesIf the dose expression is "20 mg/kg/day PO divided q6-8h", first calculate the total daily dose and then divide between the doses that will be given at the specified intervals. Dose, patie
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 Calculating individual dose amountsIf the dose expression is "10 mg/kg PO q8h," simply calculate the individual dose amount that will be given at each interval. Only the dose and patient weight need to be entered. Enter "10" in the Dose Amt field. Select
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 The weight-based dosing calculator included in Epocrates can calculate both individual dose amounts based on dose and patient weight (e.g., mcg/kg, mg/kg, etc.) and total daily dose amounts divided between multiple daily doses (e.g., mcg/kg/day, mg/kg/day
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 The notation "no supplement" after hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) means that a supplemental dose isn’t required following the dialysis session or period. If a supplement dose is necessary after dialysis, this will be noted. For instance, "H
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 In the Dosing sections of Epocrates drug monographs, under renal dosing, what does "no supplement" mean?
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 How do I use the weight-based dosing calculator in the Epocrates mobile app?
By vgreene, 5 June, 2019 We’ve extensively researched the possibility of including incidence rates with adverse reactions.However, because data on the incidence of adverse drug effects can be variable, inconsistent, and potentially misleading, we’ve chosen to list only the common