It Comes Down to the Dose
A 5-year-old boy with a body surface area of 0.96 m² is prescribed mercaptopurine 75 mg/m² for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Your pharmacy stocks mercaptopurine as 75 mg tablets and a 20 mg/mL oral suspension. The pharmacist dispense this amount and in this dosage form, for a single dose
What is 3.5 / 3.6 mL of suspension?