Table. Dosage and administration of activated charcoal.

	Single-dose treatment	Multi-dose treatment
Children	0.5 to 1 g/kg BW to a maximum of 30 to 50 g	Initial dose 0.5 to 1 g/kg BW, followed by 0.125 to 0.25 g/kg BW/h every 1 to 4 h for 24 h
Adults >50 kg	50 g	Initial dose 50 g, followed by 12.5 g/h every 1 to 4 h for 24 h
Known amount of toxin	Ten to 40 times more AC than toxin	No specific dose recommendation

AC = Activated charcoal; BW = body weight