The Pedi Dose 💊

সূচীপত্র

সাধারণ ঔষধের রেফারেন্স গাইড

Dosage

10-15mg/kg/dose TDS/QDS for 3 days

Dosage

• <30kg: 5mg/1tsf OD for 3-5 days
• >30kg: 10mg/2tsf OD for 3-5 days

Forms and Strengths Ref. MSF Clinical.G

• 250 mg and 500 mg tablets or capsules
• 250 mg dispersible scored tablet, for paediatric use
• 125 mg/5 ml powder for oral suspension

Dosage

• Usual Dosage: Child: 25 mg/kg 2 times daily, Adult: 1 g 2 times daily
• Severe Infections (max. 3 g daily): Child: 30 mg/kg 3 times daily, Adult: 1 g 3 times daily
• Simple Pneumonia/LRTI: 30mg/kg/day TDS, 50mg/kg/day BD.
• Bacterial skin condition: 45-50mg/kg/day BD
• Suspected TB/Lymphadenopathy: 50mg/kg/day
• ASOM: 45–50 mg/kg/dose 2x/day PO x 5 days.
• Acute cystitis (Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid): PO 45-50 mg/kg/dose 2x/day for 5-7days.

Duration

• Otitis media: 5 days
• Tonsillitis, Leptospirosis, Typhoid fever, H. pylori: 7 days
• Pneumonia, Sinusitis, Cutaneous anthrax: 7 to 10 days

General Dosing

50mg/kg/day BD 5-7 days

Indications Ref. MSF Clinical.G

• Animal bites, Second line treatment of acute otitis media and acute bacterial sinusitis.
• Acute uncomplicated cystitis in girls over 2 years.
• Postpartum upper genital tract infection; Parenteral to oral switch therapy.

Dosage (Expressed in Amoxicillin)

• Animal bites/Otitis/Sinusitis: Child < 40 kg: 25 mg/kg 2 times daily. Adult (Ratio 8:1): 2 tablets of 500/62.5 mg 2 times daily.
• Acute uncomplicated cystitis: 12.5 mg/kg 2 times daily.
• Severe Infections/Postpartum infection (Child < 40 kg): 50 mg/kg 2 times daily.

Duration

• Animal bites: 5 to 7 days; Otitis media: 5 days; Sinusitis: 7 to 10 days; Cystitis: 3 days.
• Upper genital tract infection: 7 days.

General Dosing

8mg/kg/dose (UTI) OD for 3-5 days

Forms and Strengths Ref. MSF Clinical.G

200 mg tablet, 100 mg/5 ml powder for oral suspension.

Dosage

• Typhoid fever: Child: 10 mg/kg 2 times daily (max. 400 mg daily), Adult: 200 mg 2 times daily.
• Acute cystitis in girls > 2 years: 8 mg/kg once daily.
• Cervicitis/Urethritis (N. gonorrhoeae): Child: 8 mg/kg single dose, Adult: 400 mg single dose.

Duration

• Typhoid fever: 7 days; Acute cystitis: 3 days (girls), 5 days (adults); Acute pyelonephritis: 10 to 14 Days.

General Dosing

10mg/kg/dose OD 5-7 days

Dosage and Duration Examples Ref. MSF Clinical.G

• Trachoma, Cholera, Chlamydia: Child: 20 mg/kg single dose (max. 1 g), Adult: 1 g single dose.
• Typhoid fever: Child: 10 to 20 mg/kg once daily for 7 days (max. 1 g daily).
• Pertussis, Pneumonia: Child: 10 mg/kg once daily for 5 days (max. 500 mg daily).

Dosage Ref. MSF Clinical.G

• Shigellosis, Typhoid, etc: Child > 1 month: 15 mg/kg 2 times daily (max. 1 g daily), Adult: 500 mg 2 times daily.
• Dysentery: 30 mg/kg/day PO for 3 days.

Duration

Shigellosis: 3 days; Cystitis: 5 days; Typhoid fever: 7 days.

Dosage

• Child over 10 years: 15 mg/kg 3 times daily for 7 days
• Adult: 1 g 3 times daily for 7 days

Dosage and Duration Ref. MSF Clinical.G

• Amoebiasis: Child: 15 mg/kg 3 times daily. Duration: 5 days (intestinal) or 5 to 10 days (hepatic).
• Giardiasis: Child: 30 mg/kg once daily for 3 days.

General Dosing

50mg/kg for 3 days

Dosage Ref. MSF Clinical.G

• Amoebiasis: Child: 50 mg/kg once daily. Duration: 3 days (intestinal), 5 days (hepatic).
• Giardiasis, Trichomoniasis: Child: 50 mg/kg single dose.

Dosage and Duration Ref. MSF Clinical.G

• Ascariasis, Trichuriasis, Hookworm: 100 mg 2 times daily for 3 days.
• Enterobiasis: 100 mg single dose.

General Dosing Ref. MSF Clinical.G

• Child Initial: 0.5 to 2 mg/kg once daily.
• Adult Initial: 20 to 70 mg once daily.

Dosage

1 mg/kg 2 times daily. Can be increased to 9 mg/kg daily in resistant cases of ascites.

Dosage

• Oral (PO): 1mg/kg 1–2x/day.
• IV (NPO): 1 mg/kg IV every 8 hours.

Dosage

Prevention of scurvy: Child and adult: 50 mg daily.

Details not specified.

Dosage

Child 1-12 years: 10-20 mg/kg once daily (max. 500 mg daily).

Indications

Candidiasis, Cryptococcal meningitis.

Dosage

Apply whole body for 1 night, repeat after 7 days.

Dilution

• Child < 2 years: 1 part lotion + 3 parts water.
• Child > 2 years: 1 part lotion + 1 part water.

Details not specified.

Dosage (GERD)

• Child 10-20 kg: 10 mg OD.
• Child > 20 kg & adult: 20 mg OD.

Dosage

Adult: 1-2 tablets 3 times daily after meals.

Dosage

Child > 1 month: 0.1 mg/kg every 8 hours. Adult: 4 mg every 8 hours.

Dosage

Adult: 10-20 mg, up to 3-4 times daily.

Dosage

10mg/kg TDS for 3-5 days.

Dosage

• Croup: 0.5 mg/kg x 1 dose.
• Asthma: 0.6 mg/kg 1x/day for 1-3 days.

Dosage

Inhaler: 4-8 puffs every 20 mins. Nebulizer: Child < 5y: 2.5 mg; Child > 5y & adult: 2.5-5 mg.

Dosage (Nebulizer)

Child < 5 years: 0.25 mg. Child > 5 years: 0.5 mg.

Take once daily for one month.

10 ml/kg. (Do not give to SAM children).

5 ml/kg every 30 mins for 2 hours, then 5-10 ml/kg/hour.

Adult: 15 to 45 ml daily.

Adult (Zoster): 800 mg 5 times daily for 7 days.

10mg (<6 month), 20mg (>6 month).

Apply twice daily 7-10 days.

Apply twice daily for 14 days.

Apply twice daily for 7-14 days.

Apply twice daily for 7-14 days.

Apply twice daily for 7-14 days.

QDS (4 times daily) for 7 days.

2 drops each eye 2 times daily for 7-10 days.

2 drops each eye 2 times daily for 7-10 days.

Twice daily for 7-10 days.

Treatment (D1, D2, D8): Child 6-12m: 100,000 IU daily; Child >1y & adult: 200,000 IU daily.

Acute beriberi: 50 mg 3 times daily.

Pellagra: 100 mg 3 times daily.

Prevention (Isoniazid): 10 mg once daily.

Treatment (Rickets, <3m): 2000 IU once daily for 3 months.