Pediatric Doses

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Michael John Hughey, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; Senior Attending Physician, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL

The contents of this section were drawn from Operational Medicine 2001, Health Care in Military Settings, CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR, ed., Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001. They have been reformatted for consistency with Gynecology and Obstetrics.

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Pediatric Dosages for Common Medications

Medication	Dosage	Comments
Acetaminophen 100mg/ml drops 160mg/5ml elixir 80mg chew tabs	10-15mg/kg/dose q4-6h	no more than 5 doses per day
Aspirin 81 mg chewtabs 100 mg/5ml susp.	10-15 mg/kg/dose q4-6h	Watch use in children and adolescents (Reye's Syndrome)
Ibuprofen 100 mg/5ml susp.	20-40 mg/kg/day dvd q6-8h Fever <102.5: 5 mg/kg q6-8h Fever >102.5: 10 mg/kg q6-8h	Max dose: 40 mg/kg/day
Albuterol 2 mg/5ml syrup	2-6 y.o.: up to 0.1 mg/kg/dose q6-8h 6-12 y.o.: 2 mg q 6 h	Max dose: 2-6 y.o.: 12 mg/day 6-12 y.o.: 24 mg/day
Metaproterenol 10 mg/5 ml syrup	<6 y.o.: 0.3-0.5 mg/kg/dose q6-8h 6-9 y.o.: 10 mg q6-8h >9 y.o.: 20 mg q6-8h
Theophylline 80mg/15ml syrup	<4 wks: 3-6 mg/kg/day q12h 4-8 wks: 3-6 mg/kg/day q8h 2-6 mths: 6-15 mg/kg/day q6h 0.5-9 yo: 24mg/kg/day 9-12 yo: 20 mg/kg/day	for q8h or q12h dosing: useTheoDur or Slo-bid
Brompheniramine 2 mg/5ml elixir	<3 yo: 0.125mg/kg/dose q4-6h 2-6 yo: 1mg q4-6h 6-12 yo: 2mg q4-6h	Max dose: 2-6 yo: 6mg/day 6-12 yo: 12mg/day
Chlorpheniramine 2mg/5ml elixir	<2 yo: 0.5mg q6h 2-6 yo: 1mg q6h 6-12 yo: 2-4mg q4-6h	Max dose: 2-6 yo: 6mg/day 6-12 yo: 12mg/day
Diphenydramine 12.5mg/5ml	<3 months: 2.5mg q4h 3 mo-2 yo: 5mg q4h 2-6 yo: 6.25mg q4h 6-12 yo: 12.5mg q4h	Max dose: 2-6 yo: 37.5mg/day 6-12 yo: 75mg/day
Guaifenesin 100 mg/5ml	<3 mo: 10mg q6h 3-12 mo: 20mg q6h 2 yo: 25mg q6h 2-6 yo: 50-100mg q4-6h 6-12 yo: 100-200mg q4-6h	Max dose: 2-6 yo: 600mg/day 6-12 yo: 1200mg/day
Pseudoephedrine 30mg/5ml	<3 mo: 3-6mg q6h 3-24 mo: 7.5mg q6h 2-6 yo: 15mg q6h 6-12 yo: 30mg q6h	Max dose: 2-6 yo: 60mg/day 6-12 yo: 120mg/day
Triprolodine 1.25mg/5ml	6-12 yo: 1.25mg q4-6h	Max dose: 6-12 yo: 8mg/day

Source: Operational Medicine 2001, Health Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington, D.C., 20372-5300