Pediatric Doses
Calculates the recommended dose (ml) of the selected medication based on the child’s weight.
Paracetamol and ibuprofen
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3
(Kg)
Amount per doseml
Antibiotics: tonsillitis
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3
Amount per dose ml
Antibiotics: acute otitis media
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3
(Kg)
Amount per dose ml
Antibiotics: community-acquired pneumonia
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3
(Kg)
Amount per dose ml
Antibiotics: urinary tract infection
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3
(Kg)
Amount per dose ml
Antibiotics: others
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3
(Kg)
Amount per dose ml
Antiemetic: metoclopramide
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0
Years
Amount per dose ml
Corticosteroids
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2
(Kg)
Amount per dose drops
Antihistamines: weight-adjusted doses
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3
(Kg)
Amount per dose ml
Antihistamines: age-adjusted doses
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1
Years
Amount per dose ml
Antiviral: acyclovir
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Indicated treatment for immunocompromised children.
2
(kg)
Amount per dose ml
Antifungal: fluconazole
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3
(Kg)
Amount per dose ml
Technical information
Values used to calculate weight/age-adjusted doses:
- Paracetamol
- 8/8 hours: 20 mg/kg
- 6/6 hours: 15 mg/kg
- Ibuprofen
- 8/8 hours: 10 mg/kg
- 6/6 hours: 7.5 mg/kg
- Tonsillitis
- Amoxicillin: 50 mg/kg/day
- Clarithromycin: 15 mg/kg/day
- Erythromycin: 50 mg/kg/day
- Azithromycin: 12 mg/kg/day
- Cefuroxime: 20 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 20-30 mg/kg/day)
- Acute otitis media
- Amoxicillin: 80 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 80-90 mg/kg/day)
- Clarithromycin: 15 mg/kg/day
- Erythromycin: 50 mg/kg/day
- Azithromycin: 10 mg/kg/day
- Cefuroxime: 30 mg/kg/day
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Amoxicillin: 80 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 80-100 mg/kg/day)
- Amoxicillin + Clavulanic Acid: 80 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 75-90 mg/kg/day)
- Azithromycin: 10 mg/kg/day
- Urinary tract infection
- Amoxicillin: 80 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 80-90 mg/kg/day)
- Clarithromycin: 15 mg/kg/day
- Erythromycin: 50 mg/kg/day
- Azithromycin: 10 mg/kg/day
- Cefuroxime: 30 mg/kg/day
- Antibiotics: others
- Flucloxacillin: 50 mg/kg/day
- Sulfamethoxazole + Trimethoprim: 40 mg/kg/day + 8 mg/kg/day (recommended range for Trimethoprim is 8-20 mg/kg/day)
- Antiemetic: metoclopramide
- Metoclopramide: age-adjusted dose, according to the summary of product characteristics
- Corticosteroids
- Betamethasone: 0.1 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 0.02-0.25 mg/kg/day)
- Deflazacort: 1 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 0.25-2 mg/kg/day)
- Antihistamines: weight-adjusted doses
- Hydroxyzine: 2 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 1-2 mg/kg/day)
- Antihistamines: age-adjusted doses
- Cetirizine: age-adjusted dose, according to the summary of product characteristics
- Levocetirizine: age-adjusted dose according to the summary of product characteristics
- Desloratidine: age-adjusted dose, according to the summary of product characteristics
- Bilastine: age-adjusted dose according to the summary of product characteristics
- Ebastine: age-adjusted dose according to the summary of product characteristics
- Antiviral: acyclovir
- Chickenpox: 80 mg/kg/day
- Herpes simplex: 40 mg/kg/day
- Antifungal: fluconazole
- Mucosal candidiasis: 3 mg/kg/day
- Systemic candidiasis or cryptococcal infection: 9 mg/kg/day (recommended range is 6-12 mg/kg/day)
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