commonly drug prescribed for pediatrics in hospital doc.

1. Pediatrics doses of commonly used drugs
BY: Ala’a Fadhel Hassan & Magedel Alshams Mahdi/clinical pharmacy
Drug Doses
Amikacin 15mg/kg/day(sever sepsis 20 mg/kg req.)
Aminophylline Loading: 5mg/kg over 20min.
Maint: 0.5-0.8-1mg/kg/hr (age dependent)
Calcium gluconate Intial: 0.11 mmol/kg slow IV or inf. (o.5 ml)
Maint: 1mmol/kg/day
Ceftriaxone (novocef) 20-50mg/kg/day(meningitis 80mg/kg infusion req.)
Cefotaxime (Claforan) 50mg/kg every 8-12hr (time interval dep. on age)
Ceftazidime 30-50mg/kg 2-3 times/day(time interval dep. on age)
Dexamethason
(decadron)
0.2-0.4mg/kg day once (as anti inflamm.)
0.15mg/kg every 12hr (for croups)
Diph.hydramin (allermin) 1-1.25mg/kg every 6hrs
Furosemide (lasix) 0.5-1mg/kg/dose every 6-12hr
Gentamicin (garamycin) 5-7mg/kg/dayIV inf. (septic pt.8mg/kg/dayreq.)
Glucose 50 %
(hypertonicsol.)
Hypoglycemia 200-500mg/kg /day
Hyperkalemia 500mg-1g/kg/day
Hydrocortisone 2.5mg/kg bolus then 2mg/kg every 6hr (neonates)
4mg/kg every 6hr (other ages)
KCl 20mEq 1-2mmol/day add to IVF (0.5-1mEq/kg/dose)
Meropenem 20mg/kg every 8-12hr (sever inf. 40 mg/kg/day req.).
Metoclopromide (plasil) 0.1mg/kg/day (6-14yr 2.5-5mg single dose)
Metrondazole
(flagyl)
7.5mg/kg every 8-12hr
(loading inf. of 15mg/kg rec. in neonate)
NaHCO3 8.4% (sod.bicarb) 1-5mmol/kg single dose (1ml)
Oseltamivir
(tamiflu)
0-1mnth 2mg/kg twice 1-3yr 30mg twice/day
1-3mnth 2.5mg/kg twice 3-7yr 45mg twice/day
3-12mnth 3mg/kg twice 7-12yr 60mg twice/day
Ranitidine (zantac) 1-3mg/kg 3-4times daily (unlicensed adm. route)
Teicoplanin
(Targocid)
10mg/kg twice(3 doses)then 6-10mg/kg once/day
Vancomycin 15mg/kg every 8-12-24hr (interval dep. on age)
Vit B6 (pyridoxine) 100mg as therap.trial (risk of cardiovascularcollapse)
Vit K (phytominadion) 0.4-1mg/kg single dose