Frequently Asked Questions

Paediatric Dose Calculation

Last Updated 8 years ago

MyOPD assists Doctors to calculate Dynamic Doses in case of practices like Paediatrics

Here is how you can use the feature:

Enable Setting

Click Settings -> Application Settings
At the bottom, in "Other Options", select "Autocalculate Dose". Review the message, press OK. Press Done

Enter Dose Details for Medicine(s)

To set additional details for Medicine, click Profile -> My Medicines
Under "My Medicines" tab in this window, you would see columns - Dose (mg/kg/day), Frequency, Concentration and Range (mg/kg/day)
Against the medicine, set each of these items as per the guidelines to administer the medicine. Range (mg/kg/day) is optional parameter.
Range is used to check that the dose does not exceed the limits of prescribed daily minimum or maximum
Once done, click Close

Using Dynamic Dosing

Open the Patient's Visit
Enter Weight (kg) for the child
While entering Prescription, type the name of medicine in the "Add Medicine" box. Here, if suggestions show up, do not select a pre-existing dose given to someone else. Just select the name of medicine only.
Once you enter just the name, the doses are automatically calculated and added to the row as per the Frequency selected.
Review these doses and set the Duration and Special Conditions for the medicine