Brand Name Generic Actual Picture of the Drug Pharmacologic Dosage form, Maximum Maximum

Name Use Dose, Daily dose Daily dose

Frequency (adult) (children)
and Route of
administration
1. Robitussi Guaifenesin Expectorant Syrup, 100 600 mg daily 600 mg
n mg/5 mL, daily
every 4 hours
orally

Children
above 12
years old and
adults: 10 to
20 mL

Children 6 to
12 years old: 5
to 10 mL

Children (2 to
less than 6
years old): 50
to 100 mg per
dose
2. Biogesic Paracetamo Analgesic, Tablet, 500 4 g of 5 doses in a
l antipyretic mg, every 4 to paracetamol day
6 hours orally (8 tablets) in
a day
Adults and
children 12
years and
older: 1 to 2
tablets
Suspension,
100 mg/mL,
every 4 hours
orally

0 to 3 months:
0.3 to 0.6 mL

4 to 6 months:
0.6 to 1 mL

7 months to
under 1 year:
1 mL

1 to 2 years: 1
to 1.2 mL

Suspension,
120 mg/5 mL,
every 4 hours
orally

1 to 2 years: 5
mL ( 1
teaspoonful)

3 to 6 years
old: 5 to 10
mL (1 to 2
teaspoonful)

7 to 12 years
 old: 10 to 15
mL (2 to 3
teaspoonsful)
3. Allerta Loratadine Antihistamine Syrup, 5 mg/5 2 1
mL, once daily teaspoonsful teaspoonful
in a day in a day
Adults and
children 6
years and
above: 2
teaspoonsful

Children 2 to
under 6 years
of age: 1
teaspoonful
4. Claritin Loratadine Antihistamine Chewable 2 tablets in a 1 tablet in a
Tablet, 5 mg, day day
once daily

Adults and
children 6
years and
over: chew 2
tablets

Children 2
years to under
6 years of age:
chew 1 tablet

Children
under 2 years
of age: ask a
 doctor

5. Kremil-S Famotidine, H2 receptor Chewable Maximum Maximum

Advance Calcium antagonist, tablet, 10 dose of dose of
Carbonate, antacid mg/800 Famotidine: Famotidine:
Magnesium mg/165 mg, 160 mg per 40 mg per
Hydroxide take 1 hour dose dose
before or 2
hours after Maximum Maximum
meals dose of dose of
Calcium Calcium
Adult and Carbonate: Carbonate
children: 1 6750 to in children
tablet daily as 7500 2 to 5
needed mg/day years: 1200
mg/day
Maximum
daily dose of 6 to 11
Magnesium years: 2400
Hydroxide: mg/day
4800
mg/day 12 years
and older:
7500
mg/day

Maximum
daily dose
of
Magnesium
Hydroxide
in children

2 to under
 6 years:
1200
mg/day

6 to under
12 years:
2400
mg/day

Padilla, Alyssa Nicole

4A-PH

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