What is Ideal Body Weight Dosing in Pharmacology?
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Originating from 1950s insurance data, ideal body weight (IBW) was not initially intended for drug dosing, yet it has become a metric used by clinicians to perform **ideal body weight dosing** for specific medications, particularly for patients at extremes of body weight. This practice aims to prevent drug over- or under-exposure by accounting for differences in body composition.
