7.1 Antibiotics
doxycycline PO
Child: 4 mg/kg single dose
Adult: 300 mg single dose
|
Age |
Weight |
100 mg tab |
|---|---|---|
|
< 1 year |
< 10 kg |
Do not administer a Citation a. The tablets contain too high a dosage to be used in children under 1 year or 10 kg. |
|
1 to < 3 years |
10 to < 15 kg |
½ tab |
|
3 to < 9 years |
15 to < 30 kg |
1 tab |
|
9 to < 12 years |
30 to < 39 kg |
1½ tab |
|
12 to < 15 years |
39 to < 55 kg |
2 tab |
|
Adult |
≥ 55 kg |
3 tab |
azithromycin PO
Child: 20 mg/kg single dose
Adult: 1 g single dose
|
Age |
Weight |
250 mg/5 ml susp. |
250 mg tab |
500 mg tab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
< 1 month |
< 4 kg |
1.5 ml |
– |
– |
|
1 to < 3 months |
4 to < 6 kg |
2 ml |
– |
– |
|
3 months to < 1 year |
6 to < 10 kg |
3.5 ml |
– |
– |
|
1 to < 2 years |
10 to < 13 kg |
5 ml |
– |
– |
|
2 to < 5 years |
13 to < 19 kg |
8 ml |
– |
– |
|
5 to < 7 years |
19 to < 24 kg |
10 ml |
2 tab |
1 tab |
|
7 to < 11 years |
24 to < 35 kg |
– |
3 tab |
– |
|
≥ 11 years and adult |
≥ 35 kg |
– |
4 tab |
2 tab |
ciprofloxacin PO
Child: 20 mg/kg single dose
Adult: 1 g single dose
|
Age |
Weight |
250 mg/5 ml susp. |
250 mg tab |
500 mg tab |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 month | < 4 kg | Do not administer | ||
|
1 to < 3 months |
4 to < 6 kg |
2 ml |
– |
– |
|
3 months to < 1 year |
6 to < 10 kg |
3.5 ml |
– |
– |
|
1 to < 2 years |
10 to < 13 kg |
5 ml |
– |
– |
|
2 to < 5 years |
13 to < 19 kg |
8 ml |
– |
– |
|
5 to < 7 years |
19 to < 24 kg |
10 ml |
2 tab |
1 tab |
|
7 to < 11 years |
24 to < 35 kg |
– |
3 tab |
– |
|
≥ 11 years and adult |
≥ 35 kg |
– |
4 tab |
2 tab |
7.2 Zinc sulfate
Child under 6 months: 10 mg once daily for 10 days
Child 6 months to 5 years: 20 mg once daily for 10 days
|
Age |
Weight |
20 mg dispersible tab |
|---|---|---|
|
< 6 months |
< 7.5 kg |
½ tab |
|
≥ 6 months to 5 years |
≥ 7.5 kg to 19 kg |
1 tab |
7.3 Oral potassium (immediate-release)
Child under 45 kg: 2 mmol/kg (2 ml/kg) daily (see table below) for 1 to 2 days
Child 45 kg and over and adult: 30 mmol (30 ml) 3 times daily for 1 to 2 days
|
Age |
Weight |
7.5% syrup |
|---|---|---|
|
< 2 months |
< 5 kg |
4 ml x 2 |
|
2 months to < 1 year |
5 to < 10 kg |
6 ml x 2 |
|
1 to < 3 years |
10 to < 15 kg |
12 ml x 2 |
|
3 to < 5 years |
15 to < 19 kg |
20 ml x 2 |
|
5 to < 7 years |
19 to < 24 kg |
25 ml x 2 |
|
7 to < 9 years |
24 to < 30 kg |
20 ml x 3 |
|
9 to < 13 years |
30 to < 45 kg |
25 ml x 3 |
|
≥ 13 years and adult |
≥ 45 kg |
30 ml x 3 |
- (a)The tablets contain too high a dosage to be used in children under 1 year or 10 kg.