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Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Aspirin – Pediatric doses
Acetaminophen 10-15mg/kg/dose po q4-6h; Max daily dose = 4000 mg (i.e. 4 grams)
NSAIDS:
Ibuprofen 5-10mg/kg/dose po q4-6h
Naproxen 5-10mg/kg/dose po q12h (i.e. 10-20mg/kg/DAY po divided q12h): Max: 1000 mg/day. Naproxen = Aleve = BID !
Aspirin
Pain/fever: 10-15 mg/kg/dose po/pr q4-6h; Max dose: 4g/24hr
Lookup doses for Kawasaki and JRA
*In general, children over 12 years and over 40kg may receive adult doses.
Mucolytics
Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Naproxen, Aspirin – Adult doses
Acetaminophen 325-1000mg po q4-6h Max: 4g /day
Ibuprofen 300-800mg q4-q8h. Max: 2400mg /day . 400 mg q4h or 800mg q8h. 400 or less mg can take q4h. Above 400mg is q8h.
Naproxen 250-500 mg po q12h; Max:1500 mg/day x 6 months
Aspirin
– Pain/Fever: 325-650 mg po q4hr prn; Max: 4g/day
– Acute coronary syndrome: 162-325 mg po x 1
– MI / TIA / thromboembolic stroke prevention : 81-325 mg po qd
– Larger doses for arthritis or rheumatic fever.
**Naproxen is safe for adult patients with a history of previous MI.
Seizures in hospitalized patient
Levetiracetam (Keppra)
For both partial seizures, primary generalized tonic clonic seizures, and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Levetiracetam 500-1500 mg po/iv q12h;
Start: 500 mg po/iv q12h, increase by 1000 mg/day q2wk; Max: 3000 mg/day
SSRI dosages
https://www.timeofcare.com/ssri-dosages/
Probiotics
saccharomyces boulardii lyo (Florastor) 250 mg = 1 cap, Oral, BID
*Lasix
80 mg of po lasix = 40 mg IV lasix. The ratio is 1:2.
Antifungal
Micafungin 150mg, IV piggyback, q24hr : Often used to empirically cover fungi in a patient e.g. who has PNA that has been covered with broad antibiotics for days without improvement.