The following has been ordered for a pediatric patient: aninfant with a urinary infection has an order for ampicillin IV 125mg every 6 hours. the infant weights 10 pounds. The recommendeddose is 50 mg/kg/day given every 6 hours. What is the daily andindividual dose? Does the dose match the recommendation? Wouldanything further needed to be done prior to the medication going tothe patient?

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