Young’s formula for calculating pediatric dose of a drug is:
Age / Age+12 x Adult dose
Age / 20 x Adult dose
Weight (pounds) / 150 x Adult dose
None of the above
Remember, the age denoted here is chronological age.
Option 1 is Young’s formula to calculate pediatric dose.
Option 2 is Dilling's rule to calculate pediatric dose.
Option 3 is Clark's rule to calculate pediatric dose.