common pediatric drugs | route | dose | mg to pt | supplied | mL to give | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vagolytic | IV | 0.02 mg/kg | 0.32 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 0.8 mL | |
vagolytic | IV | 0.004 mg/kg | 0.064 mg | 0.2 mg/mL | 0.32 mL | |
MIDAZOLAM | IV | 0.05 mg/kg | 0.6 mg | 1 mg/mL | 0.6 mL | |
MIDAZOLAM | PO | 0.5 mg/kg | 8 mg | 1 mg/mL | 8 mL | |
MIDAZOLAM | IN | 0.2 mg/kg | 3.2 mg | 1 mg/mL | 3.2 mL | |
IV | 2 mg/kg | 32 mg | 20 mg/mL | 1.6 mL | ||
SUCCINYLCHOLINE | IM | 4 mg/kg | 64 mg | 20 mg/mL | 3.2 mL | |
IV | 3 mg/kg | 48 mg | 10 mg/mL | 4.8 mL | ||
ETOMIDATE | > 10 y | IV | 0.3 mg/kg | 4.8 mg | 2 mg/mL | 2.4 mL |
IV | 1 mcg/kg | 16 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 0.32 mL | ||
FENTANYL | IN | 2 mcg/kg | 32 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 0.64 mL | |
MORPHINE | <6 mo | IV/IM | 0.05 mg/kg | 0.8 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.08 mL |
MORPHINE | > 6 mo | IV/IM | 0.1 mg/kg | 1.6 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.16 mL |
TORADOL | > 2-16 y | IV | 0.5 mg/kg | 8 mg | 30 mg/mL | 0.267 mL |
TORADOL | > 2-16 y | IM | 1 mg/kg | 16 mg | 30 mg/mL | 0.533 mL |
PR | 20 mg/kg | 320 mg | ||||
ACETAMINOPHEN | 2-12 y | IV | 15 mg/kg | 240 mg | 10 mg/mL | 24 mL |
IV | 0.1 mg/kg | 1.6 mg | 2 mg/mL | 0.8 mL | ||
<1 mo | IV | 0.02 mg/kg | 0.32 mg | 1 mg/mL | 0.32 mL | |
PANCURONIUM | > 1 mo | IV | 0.1 mg/kg | 1.6 mg | 1 mg/mL | 1.6 mL |
IV | 0.6 mg/kg | 9.6 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.96 mL | ||
ROCURONIUM | RSI | IV | 1.2 mg/kg | 19.2 mg | 10 mg/mL | 1.92 mL |
IV | 0.1 mg/kg | 1.6 mg | 1 mg/mL | 1.6 mL | ||
GLYCOPYRROLATE | reversal | IV | 0.007 mg/kg | 0.112 mg | 0.2 mg/mL | 0.56 mL |
IV | 0.07 mg/kg | 1.12 mg | 1 mg/mL | 1.12 mL | ||
DEXAMETHASONE | IV | 0.25 mg/kg | 4 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.4 mL | |
ONDANSETRON | IV | 0.15 mg/kg | 2.4 mg | 2 mg/mL | 1.2 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 | 0.32 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 0.8 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 | 32 mg | 10 mg/mL | 3.2 mL | ||
KETAMINE | IM/PR | 5 mg/kg | 80 mg | 10 mg/mL | 8 mL | |
OPIOIDS/NONOPIOIDS | ||||||
FENTANYL | high dose | IV | 4 mcg/kg | 64 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 1.28 mL |
FENTANYL | cardiac | IV | 10 mcg/kg | 160 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 3.2 mL |
HYDROMORPHONE | <6 mo | IV/SQ | 0.005 mg/kg | 0.08 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.008 mL |
HYDROMORPHONE | > 6 mo | IV/SQ | 0.015 mg/kg | 0.24 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.024 mL |
REMIFENTANIL | IV | 0.5 mcg/kg | 1 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 0.02 mL | |
SUFENTANIL | IV | 0.5 mcg/kg | 8 mcg | 50 mcg/mL | 0.16 mL | |
REVERSALS | ||||||
ATROPINE | IV | 0.02 mg/kg | 0.32 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 0.8 mL | |
neonate | IV | 0.1 mg single dose | 10 mg/mL | 0.01 mL | ||
EDROPHONIUM | > 2 mo | IV | 0.04 mg/kg | 0.64 mg | 10 mg/mL | 0.064 mL |
FLUMAZENIL | > 1 y | IV | 0.01 mg/kg | 0.16 mg | 0.1 mg/mL | 1.6 mL |
NALOXONE | <5 y; < 20 kg | IV/IM | 0.1 mg/kg | 1.6 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 4 mL |
NALOXONE | > 5 y; > 20 kg | IV/IM | 2 mg per dose | 0.4 mg/mL | 5 mL | |
NALOXONE | ETT | 0.3 mg/kg | 4.8 mg | 0.4 mg/mL | 12 mL | |
ANTIBIOTICS | ||||||
<6 y | IV | 50 mg/kg | 300 mg | |||
AMPICILLIN | > 6 y | IV | 50 mg/kg | 800 mg | ||
AMPICILLIN & SULBACTUM | > 1 mo | IV | 50 mg/kg | 800 mg | ||
IV | 25 mg/kg | 400 mg | ||||
IV | 10 mg/kg | 160 mg | ||||
ERTAPENEM | 3 mo-12 y | IV | 15 mg/kg | 240 mg | ||
ERTAPENEM | > 12 y | IV | 1 Gm | per dose | ||
IV | 2 mg/kg | 32 mg | ||||
LEVOFLOXACIN | IV | 10 mg/kg | 160 mg | |||
IV | 10 mg/kg | 160 mg | ||||
PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM | <40 kg & 2-9 mo | IV | 80 mg/kg | 1,200 mg | ||
PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM | <40 kg & > 9 mo | IV | 100 mg/kg | 1,600 mg | ||
PIPERACILLIN & TAZOBACTAM | > 40 kg | IV | 3.375 Gm per dose | |||
IV | 15 mg/kg | 240 mg | ||||
ANTINAUSEA | ||||||
METOCLOPROMIDE | IV | 0.2 mg/kg | 3.2 mg | 5 mg/mL | 0.64 mL | |
DIPHENHYDRAMINE | IV/IM | 1.25 mg/kg | 20 mg | 50 mg/mL | 0.4 mL | |
SCOPOLAMINE | IV/IM | 6 mcg/kg | 96 mcg | 400 mcg/mL | 0.24 mL | |
MISCELLANEOUS MEDS | ||||||
AMINOCAPROIC ACID | IV | 100 mg/kg | 1,600 mg | 250 mg/mL | 6.4 mL | |
DESMOPRESSIN | IV/SQ | 0.3 mcg/kg | 4.8 mcg | 4 mcg/mL | 1.2 mL | |
DEXAMETHASONE | croup | IV | 0.6 mg/kg | 9.6 mg | 4 mg/mL | 2.4 mL |
HYDROCORTISONE | IV/IO | 3 mg/kg | 48 mg | 100 mg/mL | 0.48 mL | |