[drashwin]

Great! Your effort of sharing the drug dosages for pediatric patients is laudable. All practitioners should know the basisc of prescribing drugs to children; and that they need to be prescribed on the basis of the weight of children. It is mandatory to have a weighing scale in a clinic. Please find below a further simplified chart for easy calculations. Anyone, please feel free to contact me if any clarification is required.

(Disclaimer: I do not endorse any products; trade names* given below are only examples)

Drug	Trade Name*/ Formulation	Dosage	Weight	Dose	Frequency
Ibuprofen	Sy. Ibugesic 100mg Tab. Brufen 200 mg Tab. Brufen 400 mg	10mg/kg/dose	10kg 20kg 40kg	5ml 10ml/ 1 tab 200mg 1 tab 400mg	TID/QID; SOS
Paracetamol	Sy. Crocin 125mg Sy. Crocin DS 250mg Tab Crocin 500mg	15mg/kg/dose	8kg 16kg 32kg	5ml 5ml 1tab 500mg	TID/QID; SOS
Amoxycilin	Sy. Mox 125mg Sy. Mox 250mg Cap 500 mg	20-90mg/kg/day in divided doses	7.5kg 15kg 30kg	5ml 5ml 1 cap	TID
Amoxy + Clav	Sy. Augpen HS Sy. Augpen DS	30-90mg/kg/day in divided doses	10kg 20kg	5ml 5ml	BID (High/ Double Strength)
Metronidazole	Sy. Flagyl 200mg   Tab. Flagyl 400 mg	30mg/kg/day in divided doses	10kg 20kg 40 kg	2.5ml 5ml 1 tab 400 mg	TID

        

[drashwin]

Thank you DENTISTRY TODAY and readers!
The index of the book is given below to get a brief idea about its contents.
1. At the Beginning… 1
2. Are Children Difficult Dental Patients? 4
3. Fundamentals of Child Management in Dentistry 7
4. Assessment of Child Behavior in the Dental Clinic 17
5. Techniques of Behavior Modification Revisited 23
6. First Dental Visit of a Child 38
7. Should Parents Remain with Children During their Dental Treatment? 46
8. Designing a Child-friendly Dental Clinic 52
9. “Needle Phobia”- No More! 64
10. Pain Management in Dentistry for Children 75
11. Management of Extremely Disruptive Child Behavior in Dental Clinic 82
12. How to Take Good Intra-oral Radiographs in Children 87
13. Dental Management of Children with Hypersensitive Gagging Reflex 92
14. The Need for Pharmacological Management 96
15. Child Management Considerations for Children with Special Care Needs 100
16. Follow-up Visits of Previously Treated Children 110
17. Child Management from Practice Management Perspective 113
Appendix 1: Case study: Treatment and Behavior Details of a Three and a Half Year-old Boy on Completion of Multi-visit Full Mouth Rehabilitation Program for Severe Early Childhood Caries118
I request readers to post remarks. Thanks again!
Dr Ashwin Jawdekar

        

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