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20-45 mcg/kg Administer half the total loading dose initially, | 20-45 mcg/kg Administer half the total loading dose initially, then ¼ the loading dose every 6 to 8 hours twice. | ||
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'''2-5 years''':10-15 mcg/kg/day. | '''2-5 years''':10-15 mcg/kg/day. | ||
'''5-10 years''': 7-10 mcg/kg/day. | '''5-10 years''': 7-10 mcg/kg/day. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Abdurahman Khalil, M.D. [2]
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:
2-5 years:10-15 mcg/kg/day.
5-10 years: 7-10 mcg/kg/day.
More than 10 years: 3-5 mcg/kg/day
Off-Label Use (Pediatric)
Supraventricular tachycardia, Recurrent; Prophylaxis
0.01 mg/kg orally 3 times daily for the first 2 doses, then 0.0035 mg/kg 3 times daily[1][2]
Fetal tachycardia - Supraventricular tachycardia
Maternal 0.25 to 0.375 mg PO daily alone or with verapamil.[3]
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) - ↑ Lilja, H.; Karlsson, K.; Lindecrantz, K.; Sabel, KG. (1984). "Treatment of intrauterine supraventricular tachycardia with digoxin and verapamil". J Perinat Med. 12 (3): 151–4. PMID 6502442.