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. 2023 Sep 19;12(9):1176. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12091176

Table A4.

Suspension dosing chart.

Weight mL/Day 7 Day Primaquine Regimen (PQ7)
Two 15 mg Tablet Dissolved in 5 mL Syrup
(1 mL = 6 mg)
14 Day Primaquine Regimen (PQ14)
One 15 mg Tablet Dissolved in 5 mL Syrup (1 mL = 3 mg)
Daily Dose in mg/Day Daily Dose in mg/kg/Day Total Dose in mg/kg Total Dose in mg Daily Dose in mg/Day Daily Dose in mg/kg/Day Total Dose in mg/kg Total Dose in mg
5 0.8 4.8 0.96 6.72 33.6 2.4 0.48 6.72 33.6
6 1 6 1 7 42 3 0.5 7 42
7 1.2 7.2 1.03 7.2 50.4 3.6 0.51 7.2 50.4
8 1.3 7.8 0.98 6.83 54.6 3.9 0.49 6.83 54.6
9 1.5 9 1 7 63 4.5 0.5 7 63
10 1.7 10.2 1.02 7.14 71.4 5.1 0.51 7.14 71.4
11 1.8 10.8 0.98 6.87 75.6 5.4 0.49 6.87 75.6
12 2 12 1 7 84 6 0.5 7 84
13 2.2 13.2 1.02 7.11 92.4 6.6 0.51 7.11 92.4
14 2.3 13.8 0.99 6.9 96.6 6.9 0.49 6.9 96.6
15 2.5 15 1 7 105 7.5 0.5 7 105
16 2.5 15 0.94 6.56 105 7.5 0.47 6.56 105
17 3 18 1.06 7.41 126 9 0.53 7.4 126
18 3 18 1 7 126 9 0.5 7 126
19 3 18 0.95 6.63 126 9 0.47 6.63 126
20 3 18 0.9 6.3 126 9 0.45 6.3 126
21 3.5 21 1 7 147 10.5 0.5 7 147
22 3.5 21 0.95 6.68 147 10.5 0.48 6.68 147

Primaquine Dosing Table is missing/not available in Case 5.