Medication Dose

Paracetamol
- 1g qid
- PO
- max 4g
Panadeine
- 1-2 tabs qid
- PO
- max 8/day
Panadeine Forte
- 1-2 tabs qid
- PO
- max 8/day
Codeine
- 30-60mg tds prn
- PO
Morphine
- 5-7.5mg IM
- 2.5-5mg IV
- 2mg IV
2-3/24 prn
Pethidine
- 50-100mg 2-3/24 prn
- IM
Naloxone
- 0.1-2mg
- SC/IM/IV
- every 5mins
Tramadol
- 50-100mg qid prn
- PO/IV
- max 400mg/day (PO) 600mg/day (IV)
Ibuprofen
- 200-400mg 4-6/24 prn
- PO
- max 2400mg/day
Celecoxib
- 100-200mg bd
- PO
- max 400mg/day
Indomethacin
- 50mg 6-8/24 prn
- PO
- 100mg bd
- PR
Ketorolac
- 10-30mg 6/24
- IM
- max 90mg, 5 days
Diclofenac
- 25-50mg tds
- PO
- 100mg bd
- PR
Metoclopramide
- 10-20mg 6/24 prn
- PO/IV/IM
*10mg PO on d/c
Prochlorperazine
- 12.5mg 8/24 prn
- IV/IM
- 5-10mg bd/tds
- PO
Benztropine
- 1-2mg
- IV/IM
Granisetron
- 1mg daily
- IV
Hyoscine Butylbromide (buscopan)
- 20mg qid
- PO/IM/IV
Promethazine (phenergan)
- 2.5mg
- IV
Hydrocortisone (for allergy)

100mg IV
Adrenaline (for allergy)
- 0.1-0.5mg
- SC/IM
*discuss before use
Heparin

5000 units SC bd
Protamine Sulphate (reverse heparin)
- 1mg / 100 units heparin (i.e. 50 mg for 5000 units heparin)
- IV (slow)
Enoxaparin
- Therapeutic: 1mg/kg bd OR 1.5mg/kg daily
- Prophylaxis: 40mg daily
Temazepam
- 10-20mg
- PO

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Medication Dose

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Common medication dosage in hospital setting

Updated

2011-01-14T15:01:45Z

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