PAEDIATRIC DOSE OF DRUGS

PARACETAMOL 10-15mg/kg/dose TDS 1 TSP=125MG=5ML

AMOXICILLIN 60MG/Kg/day TDS 1 TSP=125MG=5ML
3MONTHS-40KG
20-40 mg/kg/day QDS
25-45 mg/kg/day BID
Children > 40 kg & adults
250-500 mg QDS
500-875 mg BID

Children > 3 months of age

CO-AMOXICLAV up to 40 kg BID
25-45 mg/kg/day

Children > 40 kg & adults BID

500-875 mg

CHLORPHENAMINE
DOMPERIDONE 0.3mg/kg/dose TDS 1 TSP=125MG=5ML
CIPROFLOXACIN 20mg/kg/day BID 1 TSP=250MG
AZITHROMYCIN 10mg/kg/day DAILY 1 TSP=200MG
CEFIXIME 10mg/kg/day DAILY 1 TSP=100MG
METRONIDAZOLE 30mg/kg/day TDS 1 TSP=200MG
SALBUTAMOL 0.4mg/kg/day TDS 1 TSP=2MG
ALBENDAZOLE >2YRS-400mg DAILY
<2yrs-11mg/kg/dose 2 dose 7 days apart1 TSP=250MG
FLUCOLXACILLIN 60MG/Kg/day QDS 1 TSP=125MG=5ML
FLUCONAZOLE 8mg/kg/day ONCE 1 TSP=50MG
ZINC 2mg/kg/day dAILY/BID 1 TSP=10MG
CEFTRIAXONE IV >1 MONTH 50-100mg/kg/day ONCE
DEXAMETHASONE IV 0.3MG/kg/DAY TDS 5MG=1ML
TIMONIUM METHYL SU 3-6 MG/KG/DAY TDS 1 TSP=10MG
CEPODEXIME 10mg/kg/day BD 1 TSP=4OMG
1ML=20MG
1ML=15DROPS
CEFTAZIDIME 100-150MG/KG/DAY TDS
NITAZOXANIDE 8.5MG/KG/DOSE BID 1 TSP=100MG=5ML
CEFRADINE 60MG/Kg/day QDS 1 TSP=125MG=5ML
CEFACLOR 30mg/kg/day TDS 1 TSP=125MG=5ML
DROP 1ML=100MG
SIMETHICON <2YRS 5-6 DROPS TDS DROP 1ML=67MG
2-5 YRS 10 DROPS TDS DROP 1ML=67MG
COTRIM 10mg/kg/day BID 1 TSP=4OMG=5ML
CEFUREXIME 30mg/kg/day BID 1 TSP=125MG=5ML
SYRP KETOTOFEN 6 MONTH-3YRS 1/2 TSP BID
3YRS - ADULT 1 TSP BID
DIAZEPAM P/R- 0.5MG/KG
REPEAT 25MG/KG AFTER 10MIN
P/O 1MG/KG/DAY NOT >10MG DAY
ERYTHROMYCIN 50MG/KG/DAY QDS 1 TSP=125MG=5ML
 PAEDIATRIC DOSE OF DRUGS

THEOPHYLINE 6WK-6MONTH 10MG/KG BID 1 TSP=120MG

6MONTH-1 YR 15MG/KG BID
1-2 YRS 20MG/KG BID
PENICILLIN IV 25-50 MG/KG/DAY 6 HRLY
TDS

QID

Cephalexin Children: 25-50 mg/kg/day

Adults: 250 mg
Endocarditis prophylaxis3 :
50 mg/kg (maximum 2 g)
30-60 minutes before
procedure
Ibuprofen 4-10 mg/kg/dose TDS/QID