COMMONLY USED DRUGS IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICE

These doses are to be used in children with normal renal and liver functions. In case of overweight
children, dose has to be adjusted according to the ideal body weight (Refer to table 2)

Table 1:
Generic Name Dose Frequency Maximum
Dose
1. Paracetamol 10-15mg/kg/dose 6th hourly Upto 4gm in
24hrs
2. Ibuprofen 10mg/kg/dose 8th hourly 200 mg per
dose
3. Albendazole Less than 2 years - Totally 2
200mg single dose doses - first
More than 2 years - dose on day
400mg single dose 1 and
second dose
after 14
days
4. Amikacin 15mg/kg/day Once in 24 1.5gram/day
hrs
5. Gentamycin 5mg/kg/day Once in 24 360mg/day
hrs
6. Cefixime 10mg/kg/day Two 200mg/dose
divided
dose (12th
hourly)
7. Cefotaxime 100mg/kg/day Three 1g/dose
divided
doses (8th
hourly)
8. Cefpodoxime 10mg/kg/day Two 200mg/dose
divided
dose (12th
hourly)
9. Ceftriaxone 75-100mg/kg/day Two 2g/dose
divided
dose (12th
hourly)
10. Cephalexin 25mg/kg/dose 8th hourly 1g/dose
11. Azithromycin 10-15mg/kg/day Once in 24 500mg/day
hrs
12. Amoxycillin 25-50mg/kg/dose 8th hourly 1g/dose
th
13. Piperacillin with 100mg/kg/dose 8 hourly 4g/dose
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14. Doxycycline 4mg/kg/day Two 100mg/dose
divided
doses (12th
hourly)
15. Lorazepam 0.1mg/kg/dose Max two upto 4mg
doses to
abort
seizures
16. Clobazam 0.1-0.4mg/kg/day Two 10mg/day
divided
dose (12th
hourly)
17. Midazolam 0.2mg/kg/dose Max two upto 5mg
doses to
abort
seizures
18. Domperidone 0.1-0.2mg/kg/dose 8th hourly 10mg/dose
th
19. Ondansetron 0.1mg/kg/dose 8 hourly 8mg/dose
20. Fluconazole 6mg/kg/day Once in 24 400mg/day
hrs
21. Cetrizine 6months - Single or
2years :2.5mg/day two divided
2-6years : 5mg/day doses in a
More than 6 years: day
5-10mg/day
22. Chlorpheniramine 0.1mg/kg/dose 8th hourly 4mg/dose
23. levocetrizine Less than 11 years - Single or
2.5mg/day two divided
More than 11 years - doses in
5mg/day day
24. Iron 3mg/kg/day To give
once in 24
hrs for
atleast 3
months in
case of iron
deficiency
anemia
25. Lansoprazole Less than 30 kg - Once in 12- 15-30mg/day
15mg 24 hrs, to
More than 30 kg - give 20 min
30mg before food
26. Pantoprazole 1mg/kg Once in 12- 40mg/day
24 hrs, to
give 20 min
before food
27. Montelukast 1-5 years : 4mg To give
6-14 years : 5mg once a day
Above 15 years : around 6pm
10mg
28. Salbutamol (oral) 0.1mg/kg/dose 8th hourly 2mg/dose
29. Salbutamol <1 year - 1/2
(nebulisation) Respule
1-5 years - 1
Each Respule Respule
contains 2.5mg in > 5 years - 2
2.5ml Respules
30. Zinc < 6 months - To give
(Available as 10mg/day once in 24
20mg/ml) > 6 months - hours
20mg/day
31. Vitamin D3 drops 400 IU/day To give
once a day
in children
till the age
of one year
Table 2: IDEAL BODY WEIGHT
AGE (YEARS) BOYS (KG) GIRLS (KG)
2 13 12
3 14 14
4 16 16
5 18 18
6 21 20
7 23 23
8 26 26
9 29 29
10 32 33
11 36 37
12 40 42
13 45 46
14 51 49
15 56 52
16 61 54
17 65 55
18 67 56
19 69 57