I am watching a little girl who has to take medication. Her mom told me her dosage was changed to 1000 milligrams instead of 750 milligrams. The pills are 750 milligrams. How am I suppose to give a 1000 milligrams? I don't feel there is a safe way to give it with the dosage provided.
2007-01-09 04:10:06 · 4 answers · asked by Heart 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Can you get a hold of the mother to ask how she does this? If not do you know which doctor she sees? you could call and ask him. If not I would call a pharmacy and ask the pharmacist what he suggests.
Pattay is wrong, you can split up pills, and Kelli is right that would be a way to get the correct dosage, just make sure the medication is not time released. Time released meds should never be crushed, broken or otherwise altered.
2007-01-09 04:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by thelogicalferret 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you would have to find a way to cut a pill in to 3 equal pieces and give her 1 whole pill and 1/3 of the cut pill...does she have some kind of pill cutter or is one of the pills already cut up? If the child is old enough you could ask her how her mom gives it to her, maybe she can help.
2007-01-09 12:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by KELLI 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You will need to get 1000 mg pills. You cannot split or add together pills for dosage.
2007-01-09 12:18:57 · answer #3 · answered by Pattay 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some meds. are scored and can be split accurately,but in your case you would then have to split the half and can not do so accurately,so I would give only 750 mg. today and have the mother obtain 1,000mg, pills ASAP,so the child doesn't go completely unmedicated today.
2007-01-09 12:25:35 · answer #4 · answered by nmnurse 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋