Table 4. Initial dosage recommendation of tacrolimus in paediatric liver transplant.
Body weight (kg) | Dosage recommendationb | Genotypea | Drug combination | |||
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CYP3A5*1 | CYP3A5*3/*3 | Without WZ | With WZ | |||
5–17 | 0.10 mg/kg/day | Yes | Yes | |||
17–60 | 0.05 mg/kg/day | |||||
5–10 | 0.25 mg/kg/day | Yes | Yes | |||
10–17 | 0.20 mg/kg/day | |||||
17–36 | 0.15 mg/kg/day | |||||
36–60 | 0.10 mg/kg/day | |||||
5–11 | 0.10 mg/kg/day | Yes | Yes | |||
11–60 | 0.05 mg/kg/day | |||||
5–10 | 0.20 mg/kg/day | Yes | Yes | |||
10–22 | 0.15 mg/kg/day | |||||
22–60 | 0.10 mg/kg/day |
a, recipient; b, splited into two doses; CYP3A5*1, CYP3A5*1/*1 and CYP3A5*1/*3; WZ, wuzhi-capsule.