In ttt GERD pantoprazole oral doses are
the same as IV route or not ?? And the dose in iv route
Oral: 1 to 2 mg/kg/day once daily; maximum daily dose: 40 mg/day.
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IV: 0.8 or 1.6 mg/kg once daily; maximum single dose: 80 mg; dosing from a single dose pharmacokinetic study in 18 patients (age range: 2 to 14 years) (Kearns 2008).
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(GERD), symptomatic (NASPGHAN/ESPGHAN [Rosen 2018]):
Limited data available: Note: Guidelines recommend a 4- to 8-week treatment course; if improvement seen after 4 to 8 weeks, consider possible wean; if no response after 4 to 8 weeks, reevaluate diagnosis and consider referral to pediatric GI specialist.
Infants, Children, and Adolescents:
Oral: 1 to 2 mg/kg/day once daily; maximum daily dose: 40 mg/day
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis:
Intravenous
1 mg/kg IV every 24 hours. Maximum 40 mg/dose [10] [11] . Higher doses (1 mg/kg every 12 hours; maximum 80 mg/dose) have been used [10] [12] and increase the likelihood of maintaining a gastric pH greater than 4
