Students in this group will be given a scenario to determine the appropriate dosage based on the patient's age and weight. Scenario: Patient weight -30kg Patient age -10 years Medicine prescribed - Tamiflu 60 mg Frequency of the medicine - twice a day (2 times a day) Duration of treatment -5 days Medication available at the pharmacy -30mg Capsules The concentration of the medication -6mg/ml How much Tamiflu in milliliters does the patient need to take for each dose? How many ml of Tamiflu must the patient take during the entire treatment?

To determine the appropriate dosage of Tamiflu for the patient, we need to follow these steps:<br /><br />1. Calculate the dosage per dose:<br /> - The prescribed dosage is 60 mg per dose.<br /> - The available medication concentration is 6 mg/ml.<br /> - To calculate the volume of medication needed per dose, divide the prescribed dosage by the concentration:<br /> \[<br /> \text{Volume per dose} = \frac{\text{Prescribed dosage}}{\text{Concentration}} = \frac{60 \text{ mg}}{6 \text{ mg/ml}} = 10 \text{ ml}<br /> \]<br /><br />2. Calculate the total volume of medication needed for the entire treatment:<br /> - The frequency of the medicine is twice a day.<br /> - The duration of treatment is 5 days.<br /> - To calculate the total volume of medication needed, multiply the volume per dose by the number of doses per day and the number of days:<br /> \[<br /> \text{Total volume} = \text{Volume per dose} \times \text{Doses per day} \times \text{Number of days} = 10 \text{ ml} \times 2 \times 5 = 100 \text{ ml}<br /> \]<br /><br />Therefore, the patient needs to take 10 ml of Tamiflu for each dose, and the patient must take a total of 100 ml of Tamiflu during the entire treatment.