A lot of OTC meds have a kids section and an adult or over 12 section the dosing information as if the age is the only thing that matters in terms of dosage. Why is that? Is the same dose really as effective for a 250 lb male as a 100 lb female? Why aren’t the doses broken down into more specific categories based on weight?
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> Is the same dose really as effective for a 250 lb male as a 100 lb female? Why aren’t the doses broken down into more specific categories based on weight?
No, of course medications change in effectiveness by body weight and even things like gender and racial origin.
However, people are stupid. Like real window-licking, knuckle-dragging morons. It is hard enough to get people to follow instructions like “Take two every six hours as needed,” instead of just taking however many they feel like whenever they feel like. Calculating a dose based on body weight, something they probably are in denial about anyway, is just too much to expect the typical mouth-breather to handle.
Prescription medications given with the supervision of a pharmacist are going to be much more tailored to a particular recipient because a doctor specializing in medications has all the required knowledge and skills. That is also why it is so important that only the person which the prescription is for takes the medication.
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