Formulary/Drug dose calculator
Producer:Jim Black
Summary:
This application records a subset of the information in the local formulary ? the names, indications for use, dosing regimens and presentations of drugs available for health workers to prescribe to their patients. When the health worker selects a drug, an indication and a presentation (capsules, tablets, and pulls, etc), the application calculates the appropriate dose for that patient. The application reports the therapeutic aim (e.g. "20 to 40 mg/kg/day divided into four doses") and then tells the health worker exactly what to write on the prescription pad (e.g. "Amoxicillin tablets 500 mg, 2 four times per day for seven days").
When prescribing for children, the user is prompted to enter the child's weight. Where the exact weight is not known, it can be estimated from the child's age. (The application includes data from the 50th percentile of the relevant standard growth charts.)
Any relevant warnings, side-effects and contraindications are available for each drug.