The average dosage of oxcarbazepine for an epileptic child between the ages of 4 and 16 is 9.00 mg per 1 kg of body weight (9.00 mg/kg). Calculate how many milliliters of oxcarbazepine a child who weighs 53.7 pounds should be prescribed considering the medication is served as a suspension of 60.0 mg/mL. Keep in mind that 1 pound is equivalent to 0.453 kilograms.
The operation gives an answer of 19.3431 kg. With this weight and the given average dosage, the child should be prescribed 174.0879 mg Oxcarbazepine. From the concentration given, the final answer is 2.90 mL
