Ideal Body Weight (Devine Formula)
Ideal and adjusted body weight for drug dosing.
About this calculator
Devine's formula is used for drugs that distribute in lean body mass (e.g., gentamicin, vancomycin). Adjusted body weight is used in obesity.
Source
Devine BJ. Gentamicin therapy. Drug Intell Clin Pharm. 1974;8:650-655.
Formula version: devine-1974-v1
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