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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Ther. 2015 Aug 29;37(9):1924–1932. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2015.08.006

Table 3.

Acute care drug gaps

Drug Class Drug Name Route of Administration Study Population
Obese Children Normal Weight Children Obese Adults
2–7 years 8–12 years 13–18 years 2–7 years 8–12 years 13–18 years >18 years
Antibiotic Amoxicillin-clavulanate IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ceftazidime IM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IV 0 0 0 16 13 0 49
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cidofovir IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ciprofloxacin IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
PO 0 0 0 16 6 12 0
Gentamicin IM 0 0 0 92 24 20 0
IV 0 0 0 N/A N/A N/A 0
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Levofloxacin IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 7 7 0 25
PO 0 0 0 8 8 0 0
Raxibacumab IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Antifungal Amphotericin IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fluconazole IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antiviral Acyclovir IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO 0 0 0 16 0 0 0
Oseltamivir IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PO 0 0 0 14 8 8 72
Probenacid IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rimantadine IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zanamivir IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
INH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chemical Sodium thiosulfate IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Radiation Calcium diethylenetriamine pentaacetate IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neupogen IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Prussian blue IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zinc diethylenetriamine pentaacetate IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Supportive Calcium chloride IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Diphenhydramine IM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ipratropium IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PO N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
INH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Magnesium sulfate IM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oxycodone/acetaminophen IM N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IV N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Promethazine IM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

IM = intra-muscular; INH = inhaled; IV = intravenous; N/A = not applicable; PO = by mouth.