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Title: A nurse is calculating the maximum recommended dose a 9-year-old child with depr Post by: colleen on Oct 16, 2012 A nurse is calculating the maximum recommended dose a 9-year-old child with depression can receive for sertraline (Zoloft). The recommended pediatric dose for sertraline (Zoloft) is 1.5 to 3 mg/kg/day. If the child weighs 31 kg, the maximum recommended dose for this child would be ____ mg.
Title: Re: A nurse is calculating the maximum recommended dose a 9-year-old child with depr Post by: savio on Oct 19, 2012 93 --> The maximum recommended dose for sertraline (Zoloft) is 3 mg/kg/day. If the child weighs 31 kg, it would be 3 × 31 = 93 mg a day.
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