Insufficient Information to Provide Dosing Recommendation
I cannot provide a dose for "Pmol 100/1" for a 7 kg child because this medication name is not identifiable in standard medical references, drug databases, or the provided evidence.
Critical Issues with This Query
Unrecognized medication name: "Pmol 100/1" does not correspond to any standard pharmaceutical nomenclature, generic drug name, or brand name in pediatric or adult medicine 1
Missing essential information: Without knowing the actual medication, its active ingredients, therapeutic class, or intended indication, calculating a safe pediatric dose is impossible 1
Patient safety concern: Administering any medication without proper identification poses serious risk, particularly in a 7 kg child (approximately 2-6 months old based on typical growth curves) 2
What Information Is Needed
To provide safe dosing guidance, the following must be clarified:
Complete medication name: Full generic or brand name, including country of origin if this is a non-U.S. medication 1
Active ingredients: What pharmacological agents are in this formulation 1
Indication: What condition is being treated (e.g., influenza, respiratory infection, pain, cardiovascular condition) 2
Child's exact age: A 7 kg infant could range from newborn to 6 months, and dosing varies significantly based on postnatal age and maturation status 2, 3
General Pediatric Dosing Principles
Weight-based dosing in pediatrics requires accurate patient weight in kilograms and knowledge of the specific medication's pharmacokinetics and safety profile 1, 3:
Children under 2 years are pharmacologically immature and cannot be dosed simply by scaling adult doses 3
Neonates and young infants have immature drug elimination pathways requiring special consideration 3
For a 7 kg child, if this were a weight-based medication, the dose would typically be calculated as mg/kg, but this varies dramatically by drug class 2, 4
Immediate Action Required
Contact the prescribing physician or pharmacist immediately to clarify the medication name before administering any dose 1. If this is an emergency situation requiring antiviral therapy (such as oseltamivir for influenza), a 7 kg infant would receive 3 mg/kg per dose twice daily for treatment 2.