Lanoxin tablet/pediatric indications and dosage
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Heart failure
Loading dose:
5-10 years old 20-45 mcg/kg Administer half the total loading dose initially,
then ¼ the loading dose every 6 to 8 hours twice.
>10 year old 10-15 mcg/kg Administer half the total loading dose initially, then ¼ the loading dose every 6 to 8 hours twice.
Maintenence dose:
Less than 10 years 3.2-6.4 mcg/kg/dose twice a day.
More than 10 years 3.4-5.1 mcg/kg/day
{{{offLabelPed}}} ====Supraventricular tachycardia, Recurrent; Prophylaxis====[1] 0.01 mg/kg orally 3 times daily for the first 2 doses, then 0.0035 mg/kg 3 times daily [2]
- Fetal tachycardia - Supraventricular tachycardia
References
- ↑ Pfammatter, JP.; Stocker, FP. (1998). "Re-entrant supraventricular tachycardia in infancy: current role of prophylactic digoxin treatment". Eur J Pediatr. 157 (2): 101–6. PMID 9504781. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Sanatani, S.; Potts, JE.; Reed, JH.; Saul, JP.; Stephenson, EA.; Gibbs, KA.; Anderson, CC.; Mackie, AS.; Ro, PS. (2012). "The study of antiarrhythmic medications in infancy (SAMIS): a multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of digoxin versus propranolol for prophylaxis of supraventricular tachycardia in infants". Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 5 (5): 984–91. doi:10.1161/CIRCEP.112.972620. PMID 22962431. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help)