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Analgesics and sedatives (peds)
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Analgesics
Non-Opioid
- PO/PR: 10-15mg/kg/dose q4-6hrs
- Children’s Tylenol is 160mg/5ml
- Max: 75mg/kg/day or 4000mg/day
- PO: 4-10mg/kg/dose q6-8hrs
- Children’s Motrin is 100mg/5ml
- Max: 40mg/kg/day
- IM/IV: 0.5mg/kg/dose q6hrs
- PO: 1-2mg/kg/dose q4-6hrs
Opioid
- IV/IM: 0.001-0.02mg/kg/dose
- IM/IV: 0.05-0.2mg/kg/dose q2-4hrs
- IV: 0.015mg/kg/dose q4-6hrs
- PO: 0.03-0.08mg/kg/dose q3-4hrs
- IV: 1-2 mcg/kg/dose q1-2hrs
- IN: 1-2 mcg/kg/dose via atomizer
- PO: 0.05-0.15mg/kg/dose q4-6hrs
- PO: 0.5=1mg/kg/dose q4-6hrs
- IV/PO: 0.05-0.1mg/kg/dose q6hrs
Combination Medication
Acetaminophen with Codeine
- PO: 0.5-1mg/kg/dose of codeine q4-6hrs
Acetaminophen with Hydrocodone
- PO: 0.15mg/kg/dose of hydrocodone q4-6hrs
Acetaminophen with Oxycodone
- PO: 0.05-0.15mg/kg/dose of oxycodone 14-6hrs
Sedatives
- IM: 0.05-0.15mg/kg; max 10mg
- IV:
- 6mo-5yr: 0.05-0.1mg/kg initially with up to 0.6mg/kg needed; max 6mg
- 6yr-12yr: 0.025-0.05mg/kg initially with up to 0.4mg/kg needed; max 10mg
- 12yr-16yr:1-2mg initially with up to 2.4-5mg needed; max 10mg
- PO: 0.25-0.5mg/kg; max 20mg
- IV/PO: 0.05-0.1mg/kg q4-8hrs
- IV: 0.5-2mg/kg
- IM: 3-7mg/kg
- PO: 25-50mg/kg
- IV: 1-2mg/kg over 30 seconds
- IV: 0.3mg/kg
