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Ideal Body Weight (Devine)
For dosing calculations (aminoglycosides, etc.)
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Parameters
Results
- IBW (Devine)
- 145.7 lb
- Adjusted BW
- 171 lb
- For dosing
- Use AdjBW
AdjBW = IBW + 0.4×(actual−IBW) for obesity — used for select medications.
How it works
Calculate ideal body weight (Devine) and adjusted body weight for drug dosing.
Who it's for: Pharmacists dosing aminoglycosides and other weight-based drugs in obese patients.
IBW by Devine formula from height and sex.
Adjusted body weight = IBW + 0.4 × (actual − IBW) for selected drugs in obesity.
Follow local institutional dosing protocol.
How to use
- Select Sex, enter Height and actual Weight.
- Read IBW and Adjusted body weight (AdjBW).