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Question 2 of 5 Time: Unlimited
You are on the paediatrics ward and a three year old child is prescribed ibuprofen orally 5mg/kg three times a day when necessary. You weigh the child and they are 18kg. On the drug round the child has a temperature and it is appropriate for you to give a dose of Ibuprofen. If you have a 100mg/5mL suspension, what volume of the suspension do you have to draw up into the oral syringe for administration?
Hint

Calculate the dose required for the weight of the patient

Please give your answer to one decimal place