Oral route
15mg/kg every 4 hours upto maximum of 1gm and not to exceed 4gm/day or 4gm/24hrs
Dosage
- Child under 1 month: 10 mg/kg 3 or 4 times daily (max. 40 mg/kg daily)
- Child 1 month and over: 15 mg/kg 3 or 4 times daily (max. 60 mg/kg daily)
- Adult: 1 g 3 or 4 times daily (max. 4 g daily)
Age | Weight | 120 mg/5 ml susp. | 100 mg tablet | 500 mg tablet |
< 1 month | < 4 kg | 1.5 ml x 3 | − | − |
1 to < 3 months | 4 to < 6 kg | 2.5 ml x 3 | ½ tab x 3 | − |
3 months to < 1 year | 6 to < 10 kg | 4 ml x 3 | 1 tab x 3 | − |
1 to < 3 years | 10 to < 15 kg | 6 ml x 3 | 1½ tab x 3 | − |
3 to < 5 years | 15 to < 20 kg | 8 ml x 3 | 2 tab x 3 | − |
5 to < 9 years | 20 to < 30 kg | 12 ml x 3 | 3 tab x 3 | − |
9 to < 14 years | 30 to < 50 kg | – | – | 1 tab x 3 |
≥ 14 years and adult | ≥ 50 kg | – | – | 2 tab x 3 |
Intravenous route
Forms and strengths, route of administration
- 500 mg (10 mg/ml, 50 ml) and 1 g (10 mg/ml, 100 ml) vials, for infusion
Dosage
- Neonate: 7.5 mg/kg (0.75 ml/kg) every 6 hours, to be administered over 15 minutes (max. 30 mg/kg daily)
- Child ≥ 1 month and < 10 kg: 10 mg/kg (1 ml/kg) every 6 hours, to be administered over 15 minutes (max. 30 mg/kg daily)
- Patient ≥ 10 kg and < 50 kg: 15 mg/kg (1.5 ml/kg) every 6 hours, to be administered over 15 minutes (max. 60 mg/kg daily)
- Patient ≥ 50 kg: 1 g (100 ml) every 6 hours, to be administered over 15 minutes (max. 4 g daily)
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