Maga
Bystrzyca Kłodzka 11 days ago
Hello
A family doctor prescribed hydroxyzinum espefa 10mg for a 4-year-old child for calming in doses of 5 ml per day
Is this medicine safe?
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Anna Tyrańska Pharmacist, Editor
11 days ago
No, you can give it to your child as directed by your doctor.
Maga
11 days ago
So it shouldn't hurt?
Anna Tyrańska Pharmacist, Editor
11 days ago
This can easily be used in a child with 5ml of syrup a day.
Maga
11 days ago
The baby weighs over 20 kg, quite a large birth.
Anna Tyrańska Pharmacist, Editor
11 days ago
How much does a child weigh? The general recommendation for the use of hydroxyzine in children is as follows: from 12 months to 6 years: 1 mg/kg body weight per day to 2.5 mg/kg body weight per day in divided doses. For example, for a child weighing 15 kg, the maximum daily dose would be 15 mg. If the syrup contains 2 mg/ml, then when giving the child 5 ml a day, the dose will be 10 mg, which would be an appropriate dose for the assumed weight of 15 kg.
The availability of the drug in pharmacies in Poland can be checked here:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/36878/hydroxyzinum-espefa-syrop/apteki
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