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Ideal body weight (Devine)
A 1974 formula used in dose calculation — not a target weight.
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Method and limits
| Formula | Devine: 50 kg (male reference) or 45.5 kg (female reference) + 2.3 kg for each inch above 5 feet. |
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| Who it is for | Adults. The two references are the formula’s own, and are a property of the 1974 paper rather than a statement about anybody. |
| Source | Devine, Drug Intelligence and Clinical Pharmacy, 1974 |
| Method validated | No — not yet checked against the cited source by a person |
What this cannot tell you. Despite the name, this is not a healthy or goal weight and was never meant as one. It exists because some medicines are dosed on a standardised weight rather than actual weight. Do not read it as a target.