No DRUG DISEASE/ BRAND ORAL DOSE IV DOSE

1 Ampicillin <7days 50mg/kg/day

>7days 100mg/kg/day
Septicemia 100-200mg/
kg/day
Meningitis 200-400mg
/kg/day
2 Amoxicillin 20-40mg/kg/day 50-100mg/kg/
day
3 Co-amoxiclave 20-40mg/kg/day
4 Clarithromycin 15mg/kg/day 30mg/kg/day
5 Azithromycin 10mg/kg/day
(day 1) then
5mg/kg/day
4days
6 Erythromycin Tab erythrocin 30-50mg/kg/day 20-40mg
/kg/day
1st generation
cephalosporins
6 Cephalexin 25-100mg/kg/
day
7 Cefadroxil 25mg/kg/day
8 Cephradine 50-100mg/kg/ 50-100mg
day /kg/day
2nd generation
cephalosporin
9 Cefaclor 20-40mg/kg/day
10 Cefamandole 16-50mg/kg/
11 Cefuroxime Zincaf inj 50-100mg
/kg/day
3rd generation
cephalosporin
12 Ceftriaxone Inj. Rocephin 50-75mg/kg/
day
Meningitis 80-100mg/
Not to exceed 4gm kg/day
13 Cefotaxime Inj. claforan
Age<7days 100mg/kg/day
Age>7days 150mg/kg/day
Children 100-200mg/
 kg/day
Meningitis 200mg/kg/day
14 Ceftazidime Inj. Fortum
Age <7day 100mg/kg/day
Age >7day 100-150mg/
kg/day
Meningitis 150mg/kg/day
15 Cefixime Syp. Cefspan/ 8mg/kg/day
Cefin
16 Ciprofoxacin 20-30mg/kg/day 4-15mg/kg/
day
17 Amikacin Sefkin Inj. 7.5-10mg/kg/
day

18 Gentamicin Inj. genticyn

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Age <7days 2.5mg/kg/

dose/12hourly
Age >7days 5-6mg/kg/day
Inf &childrens 5-7.5mg/kg/
day
19 Metronidazole Giardiasis 15mg/kg/day 7.5mg/kg/dose
TDS
Amebiasis 30-50mg/kg/day 1ml contains
5gms so
7.5mg=1.5ml
20 Mebendazole Syp vermox 200mg/day for 3
100mg/5ml days
21 Albendazole Zental tab Single dose of
200mg 400 mg after 2
Syp 200mg/5ml year age
22 Morphine 2mg/ml 0.1-0.2mg/
kg/dose every
2-4 hours
23 Naloxone Narcan 0.01-0.1mg/
(Opiod 0.02mg/ml or kg/dose
antagonist) 0.04mg/ml
24 Nystatin Nilstat 1lac
unit/ml
 Newborn 2lac units/day
divided every 4-
6 hours
Children 4-6lacs
units/day
Topical 2-4 times daily
25 Omeprazole 20mg OD for 2-4
weeks
26 Dexamethasone [Link]
4mg/ml
Tab 0.5mg
Anti inflammatory Oral iv im 0.08-0.3mg/
kg/day
Bacterial meningitis 0.6mg/kg/day
6hourly for 1st
4days of
antibiotics
Cerebral edema Oral im iv Loading dose
1-2mg/kg then
1-1.5
mg/kg/day
27 Dimenhydrinate Inj gravinate 4-6mg/kg/day 0.5mg/kg/dose
50mg/ml
Syp 12.5mg/5ml
28 Ondansetron Inj Onset 2- 4mg dose
4mg/ml
29 Ketorolac Inj toradol 1mg/kg/dose
10mg/ml
30 Paracetamol Inj bofalgon 10mg/kg/dose
Inj provas Or
1ml/kg/dose