Oral dosage syringe

Rivastigmine is administered as a tablet or oral solution twice daily. When rivastigmine is administered as an oral solution, die nurse removes die oral dosing syringe provided in die protective container. The syringe provided is used to wididraw die prescribed amount. The dosage may be swallowed direcdy from die syringe or first mixed widi a small ass of water, cold fruit juice, or soda... 

Several systems for dosage syringes are commercially available (Oral-dose, Rectal dose, Baxa and Dose-pac Fig. 24.12). 

Oral liquid + Cup, measuring spoon, dosage syringe... 

Children The recommended dosage of ritonavir is 400 mg/m twice daily by mouth and should not exceed 600 mg twice daily. Start ritonavir at 250 mg/m and increase at 2- to 3-day intervals by 50 mg/m twice daily. Administer oral solution dose using a calibrated dosing syringe. 

Most liquid oral medicines are dosed in millilitres. These are measured with a measuring cup (24.4.19.3) or an oral syringe (see Sect. 24.4.16). The volume of the dosage device... 

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