Dosage
Potassium Salts's dosage details are as follows:
| Dose
|
Single Dose
|
Frequency
|
Route
|
Instructions
|
Adult Dosage
|
| 0.5 mg/ kg/hr | 0.5 (0.5) | As recommended. | IV Inf | Maintenance dose. |
| 350 mg | 350 (350) | As recommended. | IV Inf | Maintain for 12 hours afterloading |
| 100 to 300 mg | 200 (200) | 8 hourly | PO | After food |
| 250 to 500 mg | 380 (375) | As recommended. | Slow IV | Over 20 min |
Paedriatic Dosage (20kg)
|
| 1 to 1.2 mg/kg.hr | 1.1 (1.1) | As recommended. | IV Infusion | Maintenance for 24 hours or As Required |
| 6 mg/kg | 6 (6) | As recommended. | IV Infusion | Load for once over 20 minutes |
Neonatal Dosage (3kg)
|
| 0.2 mg/kg/hr | 0.2 (0.2) | As recommended. | Infusion | Maintenance for 24 hrs or as required |
| 5 to 6 mg/kg/hr | 5.5 (5.5) | As recommended. | Infusion | Load for once over 20 minutes |