Table 4.

National guidelines on dosage by age for AQ medicines. [1 tab = 200 mg AQ base; 5 ml = 50 mg AQ base]

				Total no spoons syrup
Age	Days given over	Total no tabs	Total in mg	tsp (5 ml)	tbs (10 ml)
< 6 months	3	3/4 – 1	150 – 200	3 – 4 1/2	1 1/2 – 2
6 – 11 months	3	1 1/4 – 1 3/4	250 – 350	5 – 7 1/2	2 1/2 – 3 1/2
12 – 47 months	3	2 – 2 1/4	400 – 450	7 1/2 – 9 1/2	4 – 5
48 – 71 months	3	2 1/2 – 3 1/2	500 – 700	10 – 14 1/2	5 – 7
15 – 16 years	3	4–6 1/4	800–1250	-	-
16 + years	3	6 1/2–7 1/2 -	1300–1500	-	-