Table 1.
Patient age/wt | Recommended dose by treatment type |
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Intravenous (mg/kg/12 h) |
Oral |
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Loading | Maintenance | Loading (mg/12 h) | Maintenance | |
<2 yra (1) | 9 | 8 | 9 mg/kg/12 h | |
2–12 yr or 12–14 yr/<50 kg | 9 | 8 | 9 mg/kg/12 h (max 350 mg/12 h) | |
>14 yr/<40 kg | 6 | 4 | 200 | 100 mg/12 h |
>12–14 yr/>40 kg | 6 | 4 | 400 | 200 mg/12 h |
For patients <2 years of age, the dose as recommended in the summary of product characteristics for patients 2 to 12 years of age was used.