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common pediatric drugs

route

dose

mg to pt

supplied

mL to give

ATROPINE

vagolytic

IV

0.02 mg/kg

0.5 mg

0.4 mg/mL

1.25 mL

GLYCOPYRROLATE

vagolytic

IV

0.004 mg/kg

0.156 mg

0.2 mg/mL

0.78 mL

MIDAZOLAM

IV

0.05 mg/kg

0.6 mg

1 mg/mL

0.6 mL

MIDAZOLAM

PO

0.5 mg/kg

19.5 mg

1 mg/mL

19.5 mL

MIDAZOLAM

IN

0.2 mg/kg

7.8 mg

1 mg/mL

7.8 mL

SUCCINYLCHOLINE

IV

2 mg/kg

78 mg

20 mg/mL

3.9 mL

SUCCINYLCHOLINE

IM

4 mg/kg

156 mg

20 mg/mL

7.8 mL

PROPOFOL

IV

3 mg/kg

117 mg

10 mg/mL

11.7 mL

ETOMIDATE

> 10 y

IV

0.3 mg/kg

11.7 mg

2 mg/mL

5.85 mL

FENTANYL

IV

1 mcg/kg

39 mcg

50 mcg/mL

0.78 mL

FENTANYL

IN

2 mcg/kg

78 mcg

50 mcg/mL

1.56 mL

MORPHINE

<6 mo

IV/IM

0.05 mg/kg

1.95 mg

10 mg/mL

0.195 mL

MORPHINE

> 6 mo

IV/IM

0.1 mg/kg

3.9 mg

10 mg/mL

0.39 mL

TORADOL

> 2-16 y

IV

0.5 mg/kg

15 mg

30 mg/mL

0.5 mL

TORADOL

> 2-16 y

IM

1 mg/kg

30 mg

30 mg/mL

1 mL

ACETAMINOPHEN

PR

20 mg/kg

780 mg

ACETAMINOPHEN

2-12 y

IV

15 mg/kg

585 mg

10 mg/mL

58.5 mL

CISATRACURIUM

IV

0.1 mg/kg

3.9 mg

2 mg/mL

1.95 mL

PANCURONIUM

<1 mo

IV

0.02 mg/kg

0.78 mg

1 mg/mL

0.78 mL

PANCURONIUM

> 1 mo

IV

0.1 mg/kg

3.9 mg

1 mg/mL

3.9 mL

ROCURONIUM

IV

0.6 mg/kg

23.4 mg

10 mg/mL

2.34 mL

ROCURONIUM

RSI

IV

1.2 mg/kg

46.8 mg

10 mg/mL

4.68 mL

VECURONIUM

IV

0.1 mg/kg

3.9 mg

1 mg/mL

3.9 mL

GLYCOPYRROLATE

reversal

IV

0.007 mg/kg

0.273 mg

0.2 mg/mL

1.365 mL

NEOSTIGMINE

IV

0.07 mg/kg

2.73 mg

1 mg/mL

2.73 mL

DEXAMETHASONE

IV

0.25 mg/kg

9.75 mg

10 mg/mL

0.975 mL

ONDANSETRON

IV

0.15 mg/kg

4 mg

2 mg/mL

2 mL

additional pediatric drugs

route

dose

mg to pt

supplied

mL to give

PREMED/SEDATION; VAGOLYTIC/ANTISIALAGOGUE; GIVE IM 30-60 MIN PREOP

ATROPINE

IM

0.02 mg/kg

0.5 mg

0.4 mg/mL

1.25 mL

GLYCOPYRROLATE

IM

0.004 mg/kg

0.009 mg

0.2 mg/mL

0.045 mL

MIDAZOLAM

IM

0.1 mg/kg

0.5 mg

1 mg/mL

0.5 mL

DEXMEDETOMIDINE

load dose

IV

0.5 mcg/kg

1 mcg

4 mcg/mL

0.25 mL

INDUCTION

KETAMINE

IV

2 mg/kg

78 mg

10 mg/mL

7.8 mL

KETAMINE

IM/PR

5 mg/kg

195 mg

10 mg/mL

19.5 mL

OPIOIDS/NONOPIOIDS

FENTANYL

high dose

IV

4 mcg/kg

156 mcg

50 mcg/mL

3.12 mL

FENTANYL

cardiac

IV

10 mcg/kg

390 mcg

50 mcg/mL

7.8 mL

HYDROMORPHONE

<6 mo

IV/SQ

0.005 mg/kg

0.195 mg

10 mg/mL

0.0195 mL

HYDROMORPHONE

> 6 mo

IV/SQ

0.015 mg/kg

0.585 mg

10 mg/mL

0.0585 mL

REMIFENTANIL

IV

0.5 mcg/kg

1 mcg

50 mcg/mL

0.02 mL

SUFENTANIL

IV

0.5 mcg/kg

19.5 mcg

50 mcg/mL

0.39 mL

REVERSALS

ATROPINE

IV

0.02 mg/kg

0.5 mg

0.4 mg/mL

1.25 mL

EDROPHONIUM

neonate

IV

0.1 mg single dose

10 mg/mL

0.01 mL

EDROPHONIUM

> 2 mo

IV

0.04 mg/kg

1.56 mg

10 mg/mL

0.156 mL

FLUMAZENIL

> 1 y

IV

0.01 mg/kg

0.2 mg

0.1 mg/mL

2 mL

NALOXONE

<5 y; < 20 kg

IV/IM

0.1 mg/kg

2 mg

0.4 mg/mL

5 mL

NALOXONE

> 5 y; > 20 kg

IV/IM

2 mg per dose

0.4 mg/mL

5 mL

NALOXONE

ETT

0.3 mg/kg

11.7 mg

0.4 mg/mL

29.25 mL

ANTIBIOTICS

AMPICILLIN

<6 y

IV

50 mg/kg

300 mg

AMPICILLIN

> 6 y

IV

50 mg/kg

1,950 mg

AMPICILLIN & SULBACTUM

> 1 mo

IV

50 mg/kg

1,950 mg

CEFAZOLIN

IV

25 mg/kg

975 mg

CLINDAMYCIN

IV

10 mg/kg

390 mg

ERTAPENEM

3 mo-12 y

IV

15 mg/kg

585 mg

ERTAPENEM

> 12 y

IV

1 Gm

per dose

GENTAMICIN

IV

2 mg/kg

78 mg

LEVOFLOXACIN

IV

10 mg/kg

390 mg

METRONIDAZOLE

IV

10 mg/kg

390 mg

PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM

<40 kg & 2-9 mo

IV

80 mg/kg

3,120 mg

PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM

<40 kg & > 9 mo

IV

100 mg/kg

3,375 mg

PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM

> 40 kg

IV

3.375 Gm per dose

VANCOMYCIN

IV

15 mg/kg

585 mg

ANTINAUSEA

METOCLOPROMIDE

IV

0.2 mg/kg

7.8 mg

5 mg/mL

1.56 mL

DIPHENHYDRAMINE

IV/IM

1.25 mg/kg

48.75 mg

50 mg/mL

0.975 mL

SCOPOLAMINE

IV/IM

6 mcg/kg

234 mcg

400 mcg/mL

0.585 mL

MISCELLANEOUS MEDS

AMINOCAPROIC ACID

IV

100 mg/kg

3,900 mg

250 mg/mL

15.6 mL

DESMOPRESSIN

IV/SQ

0.3 mcg/kg

11.7 mcg

4 mcg/mL

2.925 mL

DEXAMETHASONE

croup

IV

0.6 mg/kg

16 mg

4 mg/mL

4 mL

HYDROCORTISONE

IV/IO

3 mg/kg

100 mg

100 mg/mL

1 mL