Paed Dosing~

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Selamat Hari Raya
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Selamat Hari Merdeka MALAYSIA~! (^_^)

280811 saya keje nite shift, alhamdulillah nite shift relek jer. dapat pulak ms kiren yang sangat lah OK. dia tak tido pon. sesetengah pegawai suka gilir-gilir. tapi ms kiren ritu tak pon. dia allocate + filling dekat blakang, saya regist + dispen dekat depan (^_^) --> i do hate filling. sebab malaih la nak cari-cari ubat (-_-')

since tak baper busy sangat, saya baca la buku-buku yang ada dekat kaunter tu (next time nak bawak novel la.ini tak, abis suma buku ubat-ubat saya bukak.haha)... ade sorang 'cikgu' suruh saya ingat doses untuk paeds sebab some pegawai suka tanya... huuu~~ baeklah~!!

1. Amoxy + Clavulanic 228mg/5mL [Augmentin] --> Recommended dose : 25 - 45 mg/kg/day BD


2. Ampicillin + Sulbactam 250mg/5mL [Unasyn] --> Recommended dose : 25 - 50 mg/kg/day BD (<30kg), if more than 30kg used adult dose 375 - 750 mg BD
   


3. EES 200mg/5mL --> Recommended dose : 40 mg/kg/day BD or QID. Up to 100 mg/kg/day in severe infection.
   


4. Sulphamethoxazole 200mg + Trimethoprim 40mg /5mL [Bactrim] --> Recommended dose : 1.5 - 3 mg/kg/day BD
   


5. Cloxa Na 125mg/5mL --> Recommended dose : 50 - 100 mg/kg/day QID (<20kg), if more than 20kg, 250 - 500 mg QID. ***only for >1month old.
   


6. Phenoxymethylpenicillin 125mg/5mL [Penicillin V] --> Recommended dose : 25 - 50 mg/kg/day TDS or QID (<12 years old). ***the dose not include prophylaxis of pneumococcal infection + recurrent rheumatic fever.
   


7. Cefuroxime 125mg/5mL [Axetil] --> 10 mg/kg/day BD, max : 250mg daily. Otitis media : 15 mg/kg/day BD. Severe infection : max 500mg daily.


8. Nystatin 100 000 units/mL --> Recommended dose : 1 mL QID for infant, 1 - 6 mL QID for child and adult


9. PCM 120mg/5mL [Panadol] --> Recommended dose : 15 - 20 mg/kg/day QID depending on condition.


10. Chlorpheniramine maleate 2mg/5mL [Piriton] --> Recommended dose : 1 mg BD (1 - 2 years old), 1 mg 4 to 6 hours max 6 mg (2 - 5 years old), 2 mg 4 to 6 hours max 12 mg (6 - 12 years old).


11. Bromhexine 4mg/5mL [Bisolvan] --> Recommended dose : 1.25 mL TDS (<2 years old), 2.5 mL TDS (2 - 6 years old), 5 mL TDS (6 - 12 years old)


12. Salbutamol 2mg/5mL [Ventolin] --> Recommended dose : 0.1 mg/kg QID (<2 years old), 1 - 2 mg every 6 to 8 hours (2 - 6 years old), 2 mg every 6 to 8 hours (6 - 12 years old)


13. Diphenhydramine HCl Expectorant [Benadryl infant] --> Recommended dose : 5 - 10 mL QID. it is best for child < 6 years old.


14. Benadryl adult --> Recommended dose : 2.5 mL QID (1 - 5 years old), 5 mL QID (6 - 12 years old), 5 - 10 mL QID (>12 years old).


15. Promethazine HCl 5mg/5mL [Phenergan] --> Recommended dose : 5 - 15 mg daily (2 - 5 years old), 10 - 25 mg daily (5 - 10 years old).


16. Metoclopramide HCl 5mg/5mL [Maxolon] --> Recommended dose : 1 mL BD (<1 year old), 1 mL BD or TDS (1 - 3 years old), 2 mL BD or TDS (3 - 5 years old), 2.5 - 5 mL TDS (> 5years old).


17. Prednisolone 2.5mg/5mL --> Recommended dose : 0.14 - 2 mg/kg/day QID (< 12 years old)


18. Multivitamin Syr --> Recommended dose : 5 mL OD for Tx and Px of vitamin deficient


19. Oseltamivir 12 mg/mL [Tamiflu] --> Recommended dose : 30 mg BD, (< 15kg), 45 mg BD (15 - 23kg), 60 mg BD (23 - 40kg), 75 mg BD (> 40kg)


20. Albendazole 200mg/5mL [Zentel] --> Recommended dose : 200 mg single dose (1 - 2 years old), 400 mg single dose (> 2 years old)


21. Tripolodine HCl 1.25 mg + Pseudoephedrine 30 mg / 5mL [Actifed] --> Recommended dose : 2 - 5 mL TDS (2 - 5 years old), 5 mL TDS (6 - 12 years old). Contraindicated in < 2 years old.


22. Loratadine 1 mg/mL [Clarityne] --> Recommended dose : for 2 - 12 years old, 5 mL OD (< 30kg), 10 mL OD (> 30kg). Contraindicated in < 2 years old.


23. Hyosine N - Butylbromide 1 mg/mL [Buscopan] --> Recommended dose : 10 mL TDS (6 - 12 years old). Not recommended for < 6 years old unless justified by Doc.
    

em3,,, syrup yang common --> PCM, Penicillin V, Benadryl... ini je kot yang salu bagi... Penicillin V tu yang kene dilute dulu tu, perlu aja sikit parents tu sebab kita just dilute 1st bottle je kan...
ms kiren cakap,,, kite ni Pharmacist, bila dispen tu kena aja patient. bukan setakat cakap yang ni mkn sebijik 3kali / 10mL dua kali sehari~~~ huhu (^_^)