I want to find an intraveinious anti inflamatory drug for children

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 03 Aug 2004 07:03 PDT

Is there anything more you can tell us?

In particular, if this is a question regarding an actual patient, have
you asked the child's doctor, and if so, what information did you
receive?

Acetaminophen 10 to 15 mg/kg/dose q 4 hr PO to a max of 650 mg/dose  
Aspirin 10 to 15 mg/kg/dose q 6 to 8 hr PO to a max of 650 mg/dose 
Ibuprofen 10 mg/kg/dose to a max single dose of 800 mg q 6 to 8 hr PO 
Choline magnesium trisalicylate 7.5 to 25 mg/kg/dose bid-tid; max
single dose of 1500 mg PO
Diclofenac sodium 1 to 1.5 mg/kg/dose to a max single dose of 75 mg q
8 to 12 hr PO
Naproxen 5 to 7.5 mg/kg/dose to a max of 500 mg/dose q 12 hr PO 
Naproxen sodium Same as Naproxen 
Ketorolac 0.5 to 1 mg/kg as single dose IM to a max of 60 mg, followed
by 0.5 mg/kg IV q 6 hr to a max single dose of 30 mg. Max duration is
5 days (useful in short term pain management). Limited data on use of
oral Ketorolac in children
Celecoxib
(Cox-2 inhibitor) 100 mg to 200 mg PO q day for patients > 18 years.
No information in patients < 18 years
Rofecoxib
(Cox-2 inhibitor) 12.5 mg PO q day for patients > 18 years; max: of 25
mg/day. No information for patients < 18 years


some other information: 

http://freud.apa.org/facsal/med.html


http://www.usouthal.edu/usa/nursing/578/Nsaids.pdf

http://library.osfsaintfrancis.org/agespecificnews/2003/april2003/pedspain.pdf

This last one here is a whole list of IV drugs:
http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/1997/dec97.htm


I hope this was of help to you.  If you would like me to do further
research then I would need more specific information.  Good luck!!! 
:)

Acetaminophen is not an antiinflammatory, only an analgesic (painkiller).
Kateri