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. 2020 Oct;9(5):576–586. doi: 10.21037/tp-20-84

Table 4. Initial dosage recommendation of tacrolimus in paediatric liver transplant.

Body weight (kg) Dosage recommendationb Genotypea Drug combination
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.