الجرعة المعتادة للكبار التهاب الانف التحسسي:
Tablets or syrup: 4 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 8 to 16 mg orally every 8 to 12 hours as needed or 16 mg orally once a day as needed.
Maximum dose 32 mg/day.
Usual Adult Dose for Cold Symptoms:
Tablets or syrup: 4 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 8 to 16 mg orally every 8 to 12 hours as needed or 16 mg orally once a day as needed.
Maximum dose 32 mg/day.
Usual Adult Dose for Urticaria:
Tablets or syrup: 4 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 8 to 16 mg orally every 8 to 12 hours as needed or 16 mg orally once a day as needed.
Maximum dose 32 mg/day.
Usual Adult Dose for Allergic Reaction:
Injectable solution:
Allergic reactions to blood or plasma infusions: 10 to 20 mg by intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection as a single dose.
Anaphylaxis: 10 to 20 mg intravenous injection as a single dose.
Uncomplicated Allergic Conditions: 5 to 20 mg by intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection as a single dose.
Maximum dose by injection is 40 mg/day.
Tablets or syrup: 4 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 8 to 16 mg orally every 8 to 12 hours as needed or 16 mg orally once a day as needed.
Maximum dose 32 mg/day.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Allergic Rhinitis:
3 months to 5 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 0.5 mg orally every 12 hours.
6 months to 8 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 1 mg orally every 12 hours.
9 months to 18 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 1 to 1.5 mg orally every 12 hours.
18 months to 6 years:
Sustained-release syrup: 2 mg orally every 12 hours.
2 to 5 years:
Tablets or syrup: 1 mg every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 2 mg orally two times a day, not to exceed 8 mg in 24 hours.
Maximum dose 6 mg/day.
6 to 11 years:
Tablets or syrup: 2 mg every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 4 to 8 mg orally two times a day, not to exceed 16 mg in 24 hours or 8 mg orally at bedtime or during the day as indicated.
Maximum dose 16 mg/day.
12 years or older:
Tablets or syrup: 4 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 8 to 16 mg orally every 8 to 12 hours as needed or 16 mg orally once a day as needed
Maximum dose 32 mg/day.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Cold Symptoms:
3 months to 5 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 0.5 mg orally every 12 hours.
6 months to 8 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 1 mg orally every 12 hours.
9 months to 18 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 1 to 1.5 mg orally every 12 hours.
18 months to 6 years:
Sustained-release syrup: 2 mg orally every 12 hours.
2 to 5 years:
Tablets or syrup: 1 mg every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 2 mg orally two times a day, not to exceed 8 mg in 24 hours.
Maximum dose 6 mg/day.
6 to 11 years:
Tablets or syrup: 2 mg every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 4 to 8 mg orally two times a day, not to exceed 16 mg in 24 hours or 8 mg orally at bedtime or during the day as indicated.
Maximum dose 16 mg/day.
12 years or older:
Tablets or syrup: 4 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 8 to 16 mg orally every 8 to 12 hours as needed or 16 mg orally once a day as needed
Maximum dose 32 mg/day.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Urticaria:
3 months to 5 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 0.5 mg orally every 12 hours.
6 months to 8 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 1 mg orally every 12 hours.
9 months to 18 months:
Sustained-release syrup: 1 to 1.5 mg orally every 12 hours.
18 months to 6 years:
Sustained-release syrup: 2 mg orally every 12 hours.
2 to 5 years:
Tablets or syrup: 1 mg every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 2 mg orally two times a day, not to exceed 8 mg in 24 hours.
Maximum dose 6 mg/day.
6 to 11 years:
Tablets or syrup: 2 mg every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 4 to 8 mg orally two times a day, not to exceed 16 mg in 24 hours or 8 mg orally at bedtime or during the day as indicated.
Maximum dose 16 mg/day.
12 years or older:
Tablets or syrup: 4 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 8 to 16 mg orally every 8 to 12 hours as needed or 16 mg orally once a day as needed
Maximum dose 32 mg/day.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Allergic Reaction:
Injectable solution:
2 years to 11 years: 0.35 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 4 to 6 hours as needed.
12 years or older:
Allergic reactions to blood or plasma infusions: 10 to 20 mg by intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection as a single dose.
Anaphylaxis: 10 to 20 mg intravenous injection as a single dose.
Uncomplicated Allergic Conditions: 5 to 20 mg by intravenous, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection as a single dose.
Maximum dose by injection is 40 mg/day.
Tablets or syrup:
2 to 5 years: 1 mg every 4 to 6 hours.
Maximum dose 6 mg/day.
Sustained-release: 2 mg orally two times a day, not to exceed 8 mg in 24 hours.
6 to 11 years: 2 mg every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 4 to 8 mg orally two times a day, not to exceed 16 mg in 24 hours or 8 mg at bedtime or during the day as indicated.
Maximum dose 16 mg/day.
12 years or older: 4 mg orally every 4 to 6 hours.
Sustained-release: 8 to 16 mg orally every 8 to 12 hours as needed or 16 mg orally once a day as needed
Maximum dose 32 mg/day.