Question: 1) Mrs. S. Calls The Pediatrician’s Office And Asks Whether She Should Give Acetaminophen, Aspirin, Or Ibuprofen To Her Child For A Fever. Her Son Is 3 Years Old And Weighs 40 Lb. What Should You Suggest For Her Son? Explain Your Answer. 2) A Patient Recently Had A Liver Transplant And Is Admitted To The Hospital For Asthma Exacerbation. One Of His …

1) Mrs. S. calls the pediatrician’s office and asks whether sheshould give acetaminophen, aspirin, or ibuprofen to her child for afever. Her son is 3 years old and weighs 40 lb.

• What should you suggest for her son? Explain your answer.

2) A patient recently had a liver transplant and is admitted tothe hospital for asthma exacerbation. One of his home medicationsis cyclosporine (Sandimmune). The medication pyxis is stocked withNeoral, a cyclosporine-modified form, instead.

• What is the difference between the two medications?
• Can this patient receive Neoral? Explain your answer.