The usual adult dose of levofloxacin is a 500-mg initial dose followed by subsequent doses of 250 mg every 24 hours for 10 days. For patients with a CrCl of less than 19 ml/min, doses following the initial dose are administered every 48 hours. How many 250-mg levofloxacin tabs should be dispensed to a 75-year-old, 160-pound male with a serum creatinine (SCr) of 1.32? SHOW WORK
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2 pounds) = 72.73 kg (approximately) Now, plug in the values into the equation: CrCl = [(140 - 75) x 72.73] / (72 x 1.32) CrCl = (65 x 72.73) / (72 x 1.32) CrCl = 4727.45 / 95.04 CrCl = 49.74 ml/min (approximately) Show more…
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