Abstract
Drug doses often warrant adjustment in obese patients. Clinicians should consider the patient’s body composition when calculating doses. Drug clearance is greater in obesity and correlates with lean body weight. Body size metrics help guide dose selection, but there are advantages and disadvantages to all of them. Chronic dosing using total body weight can lead to drug toxicity. Studies evaluating weight-based dosing strategies are required for many drugs.
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