Drugs and Dosages

Our Lady of Fatima Medical Center Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

DRUGS and DOSAGES

GENERIC NAME Mefenamic acid 

Ibuprofen Naproxen

Indomethacin Paracetamol 

BRAND NAME Dolfenal Gardan Neostan Advil Alaxan Alpron Flanax Lefaine Indocid Indocollyre Aeknil Afebria Alvedol Biogesic Calpol

Ponstan Ritamol Tynostan Midol Muskelax Naprelon Naprosyn Infree

Tempra Tylenol

BRAND NAME Ranitab Zantac

Cimetidine

Ranix Amecid Ciclein

GENERIC NAME Tetracycline Erythromycin

Potassium  phenoxymethylpenicillin V (oral)

Clindamycin Nitrofurantoin  Ampicillin

Serment Shintamet Tagament

BRAND NAME Unimycin Vagimycin Aldricin Bisolvonat Ditron Ebalin Erybron Erycar Erycin Betapen Centrapen Eropen Interpen Medoxypen Megapen Anerocin Clindal

Erymax Erythrocin Ilosone Macrosin Pediazole Stremycin Ospen Penitacillin Sumapen Trepopen Vamosyn Dalacin-C Inprosyn

Macrodantin Almelar Almelin Ampedia Amphical Amphigram Ampicil Ampimycin Ampivacil

6.5mg/kg/dose 6.5mg/kg/dose

FREQUENCY

PREPARATION 50mg/ml 250-500mg tab 250mg cap

Q6

40mg/ml 100mg/5ml

5-10mg/kg/dose 5-10mg/kg/dose 10-20mg/kg/day

Q8

2-4mg/kg/day

Medicol Opigesic

GENERIC NAME Ranitidine

Montidin

PEDIATRIC DOSE

10-20mg/kg/dose 10-20mg/kg/dose

Q4/PRN >/=37.8 C

60mg/0.6ml drops 100mg/ml 120-250mg/5ml

PEDIATRIC DOSE

FREQUENCY

PREPARATION

2-4mg/kg/day

Q8

20-25mg/kg/day

Q6

PEDIATRIC DOSE

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100mg/5ml 200-400mg tab

FREQUENCY

PREPARATION

Q6 for 3 days

125mg/5ml

Q6-12

40mg/5ml susp 100mg/2.5ml drops 200mg/5ml

30-50mg/kg/day

125mg/5ml 200,000IU 250mg/5ml 400,000IU

50,000100,000IU/kg/day

10-25mg/kg/day 5-7mg/kg/day

Q6

75mg/5ml 150mg/5ml 25mg/5ml

Amplicox Amprexin Bactimed Bridogen Cimpedia Penbitin Pensyn Pentroxyl

50-100mg/kg/day

125-250mg/5ml 250-500mg cap

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Cloxacillin Na

Chlorampenicol 

Oxacillin Na Cefazolin  Amoxicillin

Co-amoxiclav 

Metronidazole

Cefalexin

Cefaclor  Cefuroxime

Cefepime Cefdinir  Ceftazidime

Cefixime

Cotrimoxazole

Clarithromycin Sultamicillin (Ampricillin-Na Sulbactam) Bacampicillin HCl   Azithromycin Ceftriaxone Na

Ciclox Cloramicin Cloxigen Dalasyl Endoxil Esphilox

Gixin Lavinox Orbenin

Chloromycetin Chlorsig Kimecitin Klorfen Prostaphlin

Pediaclor Pervacol Tyloramin Vamcetin

Wydox Biocef Cefazovit Amoxil Benemox Cimoxil Glamox Himox Megamox Moxicillin Moxiped Augmentin Augmex

Amenyl Anerobia Astrozol Flagyl Hizon Metrinox Bleximor Blofex Ceporex Keflex Lexum Lyceplix Clorotin Clorcef Cervin Eroxmit Furocef Infekor Kefox Laxinat

Q6 125mg/5ml 250-500mg cap

50-100mg/kg/day

125mg/5ml Stancef

20-40mg/kg/day

Q6-8

Novamox Pediamox Penbiosyn Polymox Sumoxil Wyamox Zymoxil Bioclavid Natravox

Metrodal Midel Norstene Robuz Vamogyl Medoxine Servispor Sigaflex Xinflex Zeporin Ceclor Verzat

500mg-1gm

30-50mg/kg/day

100-125mg/1.25ml drops 125-250mg/5ml syrup

30-50mg/kg/day

156.25mg/5ml 228.5mg/5ml 312.5mg/5ml 457mg/5ml

30-50mg/kg/day

125mg/5ml syrup 1gm/suppository Q8

100mg/ml drops 250mg/5ml susp

25-100mg/kg/day

20-40mg/kg/day

125-250mg/5ml susp 50mg/ml drops

30-100mg/kg/day

125-250mg/5ml

50mg/kg/day 9-18mg/kg/day

500mg-1gm/vial 125mg/5ml

Lifurox Romicef Rovix Zegen Zincef Zinnat

Cepimax Omnicef Ceftaz Ceftazivit Fortum Axetef Cefixmycin Tergecef Bactrim Bactrinol Bacxal Bacidol Triglobe Baczole Cotrimol Klaricid

125mg/5ml 250-500mg cap

Pensyclor Prostaphilin A

Forzid Zeptrigen

30-100mg/kg/day

Ultraxime Zefral

1.5-3.0mg/kg/day

Fermagel Microbid Trimerin Trimetazone Trizole Oprizole Septrin

TMP: 5-8mg/kg/day SMX: 2540mg/kg/day

Q8-12

250mg/5ml 100mg/5ml susp 20mg/ml drops

Q12

TMP: 40mg/5ml; 80mg, 160mg tab SMX: 200mg/5ml; 400mg, 800mg tab

7.5mg/kg/day

500mg tab

50mg/kg/day

125-250mg/5ml

Unasyn

Bacacil Bacamcillin Zithromax

Penglobe

Cef-3

Rocephin

Cryaxon

25-50mg/kg/day

Q12

10mg/kg/day

OD for 3 days

20-80mg/kg/day

OD

250mg/5ml

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GENERIC NAME Pyrantel pamoate

BRAND NAME Combantrin

Mebendazole

Antiox Wormex Zolden Benzol

 Albendazole

Zentel Piperazine citrate

Oxantel pyrantel  pamoate

GENERIC NAME Isoniazid  Rifampicin

Pyrazinamide Streptomycin Ethambutol 

GENERIC NAME Salbutamol  Salbutamol + Guaifenesin Terbutaline

Theophylline

Aloxin Antepak Expellin Quantrel

BRAND NAME Myrin-P Odinah Nicetal Primefort Crisarfam Ramp Natricin Rifampin forte Rimactane Pyrina forte Ramacin Tubercox Zapedia Zonasta Pyzamed Dipimide Strepcin Streptorex Etham Myambutol Ethambin Odetal

BRAND NAME Airomin Ventolin Claridil Ventolin expectorant Alloxygen Blucodil Bronchotaum Asmatin Asbral Asmahist

PEDIATRIC DOSE 11mg/kg/day

FREQUENCY Once every 3 months or OD at bedtime

PREPARATION 125-250mg/5ml

2.5mg/kg/day

Q12 for 3 days

50-100mg/5ml

1-2y/o: 5ml >2y/o: 10ml

OD/BID for 3 days

200mg/5ml susp

75mg/kg/day

OD at bedtime

10-20mg/kg/day

OD at bedtime

62.5mg/5ml 750mg/5ml 1250mg/5ml 100mg/5ml 100mg tab

PEDIATRIC DOSE

FREQUENCY

5-10mg/kg/day

OD (After breakfast)

10-20mg/kg/day

OD (Before breakfast)

15-30mg/kg/day

OD

10-20mg/kg/dose

2-3x/week

1gm/vial

15-25mg/kg/dose

Single dose

125mg/5ml

FREQUENCY

PREPARATION 2mg/5ml 2mg tab

Q8 0.5-0.75mg/kg/day

0.3mg/ml 1.5mg/5ml 2.5mg tab

15-20mg/kg/day

75mg/5ml 150mg tab

PEDIATRIC DOSE 0.10-0.15mg/kg/dose

PREPARATION 100mg/5ml

100mg/5ml

Empirical

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GENERIC NAME Hydroxysine diHCl 

BRAND NAME Iterax

Diphenhydramine HCl 

Benadryl Antihistamine Allerin

PEDIATRIC DOSE

FREQUENCY

1mg/kg/day

Q12

5mg/kg/day

Q8

Empirical

OD

Empirical

Q6

1.2-2.6mg/kg/day

Q8-12

1.25-1.5mg/kg/day

Q6

15mg/kg/day

Q8

Empirical Empirical Empirical

Q6-8 Q12 Q6

Empirical

Q6

12.5mg/5ml syrup 6.25mg/ml drops

Empirical

Q6-8

12.5mg/5ml syrup

Empirical

Q6

Dramelin

Aforvir Cetimin Allerkid Zyrtec Allermed Benadryl expectorant

Cetirizine

Guaifenesin  Ambroxol HCl  Carbocisteine Vitex negundo (Lagundi)

Bromhexine HCl   Zafirlukast  Phenylpropanolamine HCl  Paracetamol 500mg,  phenylephrine HCl 10mg, Chlorphenaminemaleate 2mg Brompheniraminemaleate 12mg,  phenylpropanolamine HCl 15mg Dextrometorphan HBr 15mg,  phenylpropanolamine HCl 25mg, paracetamol 325mg Diazepam

Ambrolex Antivex Abivent Aflem Ascof

Sombrixol Loviscol Solmux

Bromoxin Accolate Disudrin Decolgen Decolgen Forte

2.5mg/5ml 100mg/5ml >2 y/o: 2.5-5ml 15-30mg/5ml syrup 7.5mg/ml 100-250mg/5ml syrup 50mg/ml 300mg tab 600mg cap 300mg/5ml syrup 4mg/5ml 30mg tab 12.5mg/5ml

Nasatapp

Tuseran forte

Trankil

0.2-0.5mg.kg/dose

EMPIRICAL DOSE 0-3months 4-6months 7-9months 10-12months <5 y/o 5 y/o 6 y/o 2-5 y/o

0.3ml 0.6ml 0.9ml 1.2ml 2.5ml 5ml 7.5ml 2-5ml TID

>2 y/o

Oral tab or 15ml TID

NUTRITIONAL STATUS =Actual body weight / Ideal Body Weight x 100

IDEAL BODY WEIGHT 0-5months 6-12months 2-6 y/o 7-12 y/o

PREPARATION 2mg/ml syrup 10-25mg tab 12.5mg/5ml 50mg cap 2-6 y/o: 2.5ml 6-12 y/o: 5ml 1-5 y/o: 5-10ml 6-12 y/o: 10-20ml 50mg cap

Age in months x 600 + 3000grams Age in months x 500 + 3000grams Age in years x 2 + 8kg (Age in years x 7 – 5) / 2

5mg/ml

GOMEZ CLASSIFICATION Above 120 Above 110 90-110 80-89 70-79 <70

Obese Overweight No malnutrition st 1  degree malnutrition nd 2  degree malnutrition rd 3  degree malnutrition

WATERLOWE CLASSIFICATION STUNTING WASTING =Actual height/ideal height for age x 100 -assessment for Chronic malnutrition

=actual weight/ideal weight for actual height x 100 -assessment for Acute malnutrition

>95

No stunting

>90

No Wasting

90-95 80-90 <80

Mild Moderate Severe

80-89 70-79 <70

Mild Moderate Severe Prepared by: JI RESPICIO, KC R.

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