common pediatric drugs | route | dose | mg to pt | supplied | mL to give | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vagolytic | IV | 0.02 mg/kg | 0.48 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 1.2 mL | |
vagolytic | IV | 0.004 mg/kg | 0.096 mg | 0.2 mg/mL | 0.48 mL | |
MIDAZOLAM | IV | 0.05 mg/kg | 0.6 mg | 1 mg/mL | 0.6 mL | |
MIDAZOLAM | PO | 0.5 mg/kg | 12 mg | 1 mg/mL | 12 mL | |
MIDAZOLAM | IN | 0.2 mg/kg | 4.8 mg | 1 mg/mL | 4.8 mL | |
IV | 2 mg/kg | 48 mg | 20 mg/mL | 2.4 mL | ||
SUCCINYLCHOLINE | IM | 4 mg/kg | 96 mg | 20 mg/mL | 4.8 mL | |
IV | 3 mg/kg | 72 mg | 10 mg/mL | 7.2 mL | ||
ETOMIDATE | > 10 y | IV | 0.3 mg/kg | 7.2 mg | 2 mg/mL | 3.6 mL |
IV | 1 mcg/kg | 24 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 0.48 mL | ||
FENTANYL | IN | 2 mcg/kg | 48 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 0.96 mL | |
MORPHINE | <6 mo | IV/IM | 0.05 mg/kg | 1.2 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.12 mL |
MORPHINE | > 6 mo | IV/IM | 0.1 mg/kg | 2.4 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.24 mL |
TORADOL | > 2-16 y | IV | 0.5 mg/kg | 12 mg | 30 mg/mL | 0.4 mL |
TORADOL | > 2-16 y | IM | 1 mg/kg | 24 mg | 30 mg/mL | 0.8 mL |
PR | 20 mg/kg | 480 mg | ||||
ACETAMINOPHEN | 2-12 y | IV | 15 mg/kg | 360 mg | 10 mg/mL | 36 mL |
IV | 0.1 mg/kg | 2.4 mg | 2 mg/mL | 1.2 mL | ||
<1 mo | IV | 0.02 mg/kg | 0.48 mg | 1 mg/mL | 0.48 mL | |
PANCURONIUM | > 1 mo | IV | 0.1 mg/kg | 2.4 mg | 1 mg/mL | 2.4 mL |
IV | 0.6 mg/kg | 14.4 mg | 10 mg/mL | 1.44 mL | ||
ROCURONIUM | RSI | IV | 1.2 mg/kg | 28.8 mg | 10 mg/mL | 2.88 mL |
IV | 0.1 mg/kg | 2.4 mg | 1 mg/mL | 2.4 mL | ||
GLYCOPYRROLATE | reversal | IV | 0.007 mg/kg | 0.168 mg | 0.2 mg/mL | 0.84 mL |
IV | 0.07 mg/kg | 1.68 mg | 1 mg/mL | 1.68 mL | ||
DEXAMETHASONE | IV | 0.25 mg/kg | 6 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.6 mL | |
ONDANSETRON | IV | 0.15 mg/kg | 3.6 mg | 2 mg/mL | 1.8 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 | 0.48 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 1.2 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 | |||||||
IV | 2 mg/kg | 48 mg | 10 mg/mL | 4.8 mL | |||
KETAMINE | IM/PR | 5 mg/kg | 120 mg | 10 mg/mL | 12 mL | ||
OPIOIDS/NONOPIOIDS | |||||||
FENTANYL | high dose | IV | 4 mcg/kg | 96 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 1.92 mL | |
FENTANYL | cardiac | IV | 10 mcg/kg | 240 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 4.8 mL | |
HYDROMORPHONE | <6 mo | IV/SQ | 0.005 mg/kg | 0.12 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.012 mL | |
HYDROMORPHONE | > 6 mo | IV/SQ | 0.015 mg/kg | 0.36 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.036 mL | |
REMIFENTANIL | IV | 0.5 mcg/kg | 1 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 0.02 mL | ||
SUFENTANIL | IV | 0.5 mcg/kg | 12 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 0.24 mL | ||
REVERSALS | |||||||
ATROPINE | IV | 0.02 mg/kg | 0.48 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 1.2 mL | ||
neonate | IV | 0.1 mg single dose | 10 mg/mL | 0.01 mL | |||
EDROPHONIUM | > 2 mo | IV | 0.04 mg/kg | 0.96 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.096 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 | 7.2 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 18 mL | ||
ANTIBIOTICS | |||||||
<6 y | IV | 50 mg/kg | 300 mg | ||||
AMPICILLIN | > 6 y | IV | 50 mg/kg | 1,200 mg | |||
AMPICILLIN & SULBACTUM | > 1 mo | IV | 50 mg/kg | 1,200 mg | |||
IV | 25 mg/kg | 600 mg | |||||
IV | 10 mg/kg | 240 mg | |||||
ERTAPENEM | 3 mo-12 y | IV | 15 mg/kg | 360 mg | |||
ERTAPENEM | > 12 y | IV | 1 Gm | per dose | |||
IV | 2 mg/kg | 48 mg | |||||
LEVOFLOXACIN | IV | 10 mg/kg | 240 mg | ||||
IV | 10 mg/kg | 240 mg | |||||
PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM | <40 kg & 2-9 mo | IV | 80 mg/kg | 1,920 mg | |||
PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM | <40 kg & > 9 mo | IV | 100 mg/kg | 2,400 mg | |||
PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM | > 40 kg | IV | 3.375 Gm per dose | ||||
IV | 15 mg/kg | 360 mg | |||||
ANTINAUSEA | |||||||
METOCLOPROMIDE | IV | 0.2 mg/kg | 4.8 mg | 5 mg/mL | 0.96 mL | ||
DIPHENHYDRAMINE | IV/IM | 1.25 mg/kg | 30 mg | 50 mg/mL | 0.6 mL | ||
SCOPOLAMINE | IV/IM | 6 mcg/kg | 144 mcg | 400 mcg/mL | 0.36 mL | ||
MISCELLANEOUS MEDS | |||||||
AMINOCAPROIC ACID | IV | 100 mg/kg | 2,400 mg | 250 mg/mL | 9.6 mL | ||
DESMOPRESSIN | IV/SQ | 0.3 mcg/kg | 7.2 mcg | 4 mcg/mL | 1.8 mL | ||
DEXAMETHASONE | croup | IV | 0.6 mg/kg | 14.4 mg | 4 mg/mL | 3.6 mL | |
HYDROCORTISONE | IV/IO | 3 mg/kg | 72 mg | 100 mg/mL | 0.72 mL | ||