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    The document provides pediatric dosing guidelines for various medications. It lists over 50 medications including paracetamol, ibuprofen, amoxicillin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, prednisolone, dexamethasone, salbutamol, ondansetron, midazolam, and vitamins D and zinc. For each medication, it specifies the recommended oral, intravenous or other route, and milligrams per kilogram of body weight dosed per day, divided into number of doses. Ranges are provided based on age and weight where appropriate.

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    The document provides pediatric dosing guidelines for various medications. It lists over 50 medications including paracetamol, ibuprofen, amoxicillin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, prednisolone, dexamethasone, salbutamol, ondansetron, midazolam, and vitamins D and zinc. For each medication, it specifies the recommended oral, intravenous or other route, and milligrams per kilogram of body weight dosed per day, divided into number of doses. Ranges are provided based on age and weight where appropriate.

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    The document provides pediatric dosing guidelines for various medications. It lists over 50 medications including paracetamol, ibuprofen, amoxicillin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, prednisolone, dexamethasone, salbutamol, ondansetron, midazolam, and vitamins D and zinc. For each medication, it specifies the recommended oral, intravenous or other route, and milligrams per kilogram of body weight dosed per day, divided into number of doses. Ranges are provided based on age and weight where appropriate.

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    The document provides pediatric dosing guidelines for various medications. It lists over 50 medications including paracetamol, ibuprofen, amoxicillin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, metronidazole, prednisolone, dexamethasone, salbutamol, ondansetron, midazolam, and vitamins D and zinc. For each medication, it specifies the recommended oral, intravenous or other route, and milligrams per kilogram of body weight dosed per day, divided into number of doses. Ranges are provided based on age and weight where appropriate.

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    Pediatric dosage

    1. Paracetamol:
            Oral - 15 mg/kg/dose
            Rectal  -10-20 mg/kg/dose 
            Injection  -5 mg/kg/dose(IM)
            IV  infusion -15 mg/kg/dose(2-12yrs)

    Mephenamic acid-6.5mg/kg/dose

    2.Ibuprofen:   20-30 mg/kg/day

    3.Diclofenac:-safety not established for childrens


           oral- 2-3 mg/kg/day (≥3yrs)

    4.Ranitidine :-
             0ral - 2-4 mg/kg/day
              inj - 1-2 mg/kg/day

    5.Lansoprazole(1-11 yrs):-
                             ≤30 kg      - 15 mg OD
                             >30 kg      - 30 mg OD

    6.Omeprazole:-
                   5-10 kg     - 5 mg OD
                   10-20 kg  - 10mg OD
                   >20 kg      - 20 mg OD

    7.Amoxicillin:-
                  Oral  - 25-50 mg/kg/day

    8.Erythromycin:-
                   Oral   -30-50 mg/kg/day

    9.Cotrimoxazole:-
                   TMP    -5-8 mg/kg/day
                  SMZ     -25-50 mg/kg/day

    10.Ciprofloxacin:-
                     Oral   - 20-30 mg/kg/day
                     IV       -10-20 mg/kg/day

    11.Metronidazole:-
                        15-50 mg/kg/day (max-2250mg/day)

    14.Cephalexin:-
             oral-   25 -100mg/kg/day

    15.Cefixime:-
                  oral-  8mg/kg/day
    16.Cefpodoxime proxetil:-
                        oral- 5mg/kg/dose bd

    17.Amoxiclav:
                   oral-  25-40 mg/kg/day

    18.Cefuroxime axetil:-
                   Oral-   20-30 mg/kg/day

    19.Cefotaxime:-
         Cefoperazone:-
         Ceftriaxone:-IV  50-100 mg/kg/day

    20.Gentamicin:-
                        IV/ IM - 5-7.5mg/kg/day

    21.Amikacin:-
                       IV/IM    -15-20mg/kg/day

    22.Azithromycin:-
            oral-   10 mg/kg/day(D1)
                      5 mg/kg/day (D2-D5)

    23.Erythromycin:-
           oral -30-50 mg/kg/day

    24.Norfloxacin:-
             oral-  10-15 mg/kg/day

    25.Fluconazole:-
              Day1 oral-10 mg/kg/day (stat)
                    then  3-6 mg/kg/day

    26.Nitrofurantoin:-
                oral-  5-7 mg/kg/day

    27.Albendazole:-
              oral-  1-2 yrs     - 200mg
                      > 2 yrs      - 400mg

    28.DEC:-
                     oral- 6 mg/kg/day

    29.Acyclovir:-
                    oral-80 mg/kg/day

    30.Dicyclomine:-   [10mg/ml]
                            0.2 - 0.4mg/kg/dose
                     <6mon  - 5-10 drops
                     6m-2yrs    -10-20 drops
                      >2yrs         - 1ml tds
    31.Hyoscine  
                    oral- 5mg/dose[2-6yr ]    
                            10mg/dose[6-12yr]

    32..CPM (0.3mg/kg/day):-
                Oral  1-6 yrs         -1 mg
                        6-12 yrs       -2mg
                         12yrs         -4mg

    33.Cetirizine (0.2mg/kg/dose):-
                         6m - 2yrs    -2.5mg
                         2yrs-6yrs    -5mg
                        6yrs          -5-10mg

    34.Levocetirizine:-
                   6mon-6yr - 1.25mg (OD)
                   6-11 yrs     -2.5 mg (OD)
                  12yrs           -5 mg (OD)

    35.Hydroxyzine:
              <40kg- 2mg /kg/day
                   
    36.Montelukast:-
                  1-5 yrs    - 4 mg (OD)
                  6-14 yrs  - 5mg (OD)
                  14 yrs    -10 mg (OD)

    37.Lactulose:-
                          1-2 ml/kg/day
                          1-5yrs   - 5ml/BD
                          5-10yrs -10ml/BD

    38.Prednisolone:-
                       1-2 mg/kg/day

    39.Dexamethasone:-
              Im/iv/oral - 0.5mg/kg/dose

    40.Domperidone:-
                0.2-0.4 mg/kg/dose

    41.Metoclopramide (max-10mg):-
                 Oral/IV   0.1-0.2 mg/kg/dose

    42.Ondansetron:-
                   Oral   4yrs - 2mg/day                               4-11yrs - 4mg/day
                       IV       - 0.1 mg/kg/dose

    43.Midazolam:-
                   IV        - 0.2 mg/kg/dose

    44.Diazepam:-
                  Oral     - 0.1 - 0.3 mg/kg/day
              Rectal      -0.5 mg/kg/dose (2.5mg; 5mg) suppository
           IV bolus   -0.2 -0.3 mg/kg/dose

    45.Clobazam                 - 5mg od

    46.Lorazepam:-
                  0.1 mg/kg/dose (BD)

    47.Triclofos:-
                20 mg/kg/dose(oral)

    48.Adrenaline:-
                   0.01 ml/kg/dose of 1:1000 solution SC   (max   - 0.5ml/dose)

    49.Salbutamol:-
                 Oral (2-6 yrs)     -0.1-0.2 mg/kg/dose
           Inhaler(0.02mg/kg):-

                 <10 kg              - 0.25 ml
                 10 - 35 kg        -0.5 ml
                 >35 kg             -1 ml

    50.Ambroxol(Mucolytic):-
                    <2yr          - 7.5mg bd
                 2-6yrs          -7.5-15 mg tds
                 6-12yrs        -15-30 mg tds

    51.Terbutaline (Bronchodilator):-
          0.05 mg/kg/day (max-5mg/day)

    50.Vitamin D3:-
                            - 400 IU/day

    51.Zinc sulphate/Acetate/Gluconate:-
                <6 month        -10 mg/day
               >6 month        -20 mg/day

    52.Levosalbutamol
            Nebulizer-0.075mg/kg

    53.Budesonide
           Neb-0.5mg  Od

    54.Doxycycline (>8yrs)
           oral-2.2mg/kg/dose BD

           

         
     

      

              

                

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