General Medicine Pharmacology Standard pharmacological practice
Adjusted Body Weight
Calculates adjusted body weight for obese patients: IBW + 0.4×(Actual - IBW).
References
- Winter MA et al. A meta-analysis of the pharmacokinetics of aminoglycosides in patients with obesity. J Clin Pharmacol. 2004.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.