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Children appear to be at a high risk for cardiopulmonary arrest. A toxic dose for children of more than 1.8 mg/kg has been reported. A 3-year-old child died 18 hours after ingesting 1,000 mg doxylamine succinate. [5] Rarely, an overdose results in rhabdomyolysis and acute kidney injury. [36]
The procedure is to take the child's weight in pounds, divide by 150 lb, and multiply the fractional result by the adult dose to find the equivalent child dosage.For example, if an adult dose of medication calls for 30 mg and the child weighs 30 lb, divide the weight by 150 (30/150) to obtain 1/5 and multiply 1/5 times 30 mg to get 6 mg.
Inadequate pain management in children can lead to psychosocial consequences, including lack of interest in food, apathy, sleep problems, anxiety, avoidance of discussions about health, fear, hopelessness, and powerlessness. Other consequences include extended hospital stays, high readmission rates, and longer recovery.
A massive recall of children's Benadryl issued today by McNeil Consumer Healthcare is reminding parents and consumers that the long-playing saga of quality problems with popular over-the-counter ...
An equianalgesic chart is a conversion chart that lists equivalent doses of analgesics (drugs used to relieve pain). Equianalgesic charts are used for calculation of an equivalent dose (a dose which would offer an equal amount of analgesia) between different analgesics. [1]
The 2010 Johnson & Johnson children's product recall involved 43 over-the-counter children's medicines announced by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, on April 30, 2010. Medications in the recall included liquid versions of Tylenol, Tylenol Plus, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl. The products were recalled after it was ...
Ibuprofen, an analgesic and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), [1] is sold under many brand-names around the world. The most common are Brufen (its earliest registered trademark), Advil, Motrin, and Nurofen .
Ketorolac is contraindicated in those with hypersensitivity, allergies to the medication, cross-sensitivity to other NSAIDs, before surgery, history of peptic ulcer disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, alcohol intolerance, renal impairment, cerebrovascular bleeding, nasal polyps, angioedema, and asthma.