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. 2019 Feb 16;7(1):28. doi: 10.3390/healthcare7010028

Table 2.

Amikacin dosing regimen following prospective validation [44,45,46].

Weight (gram) Postnatal Age < 14 Days *,** Postnatal Age ≥ 14 Days
<800 g 16 mg/kg/48 h 20 mg/kg/42 h
800–1200 g 16 mg/kg/42 h 20 mg/kg/36 h
1200–2000 g 15 mg/kg/36 h 18 mg/kg/30 h
2000–2800 g 15 mg/kg/36 h 18 mg/kg/24 h
≥2800 g 15 mg/kg/30 h 18 mg/kg/20 h

(*): +12 h in the setting of hypothermia + asphyxia; (**): + 10 h when ibuprofen is co-administered.