dexamethasone

Go to IWK Chemotherapy Administration Standards document

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Go to NICU Parenteral Administration Information for dexamethasone

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Airway Edema or Extubation

0.25 mg/kg/dose IV 4 hours prior to extubation and then q8h for 3 doses total
Maximum: 1.5 mg/kg/24h

Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity (CLD)
"DART" Protocol -use 0.05 mg/mL oral solution for PO doses less than 0.1 mg
 Step 1

0.075 mg/kg/dose IV/PO every 12 hours for 6 doses

Step 2

0.05 mg/kg/dose IV/PO every 12 hours for 6 doses

Step 3

0.025 mg/kg/dose IV/PO every 12 hours for 4 doses

Step 4

0.01 mg/kg/dose IV/PO every 12 hours for 4 doses

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Comments

• Refer to Comparative Dosage Table: Corticosteroids Properties and Potencies

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Go to Pediatric Drug Dosing Guideline for dexamethasone

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Supplied

Injection: 10 mg/mL
Ointment, Ophthalmic: 0.1 %
Solution: 0.05 mg/mL IWK Compounded
Suspension: 1 mg/mL IWK Compounded
Suspension, Ophthalmic: 0.1 %
Tablet: 0.5 mg, 4 mg

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For more detailed information, go to Micromedex

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Created on June 12, 2019 10:31 AM
Updated on July 09, 2024 02:19 PM