Dose adjustment of Ceftriaxone in Obese Patient?

Ihsan Ullah Khan Altaf @Ihsan-Ullah-Altaf

20 August 2018 0 9K Report

A 26 year old male came to OPD with bacterial meningitis having body weight of 187 Kg. According to his weight, his dose is 9.35 gram, where as the IDSA states Max dose for bacterial meningitis as 4 gram/day. How to treat this obese patient with ceftiraxone?

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