Table 6b. Product Labeling Dose and Administration
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Intravenous
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Oral
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>
40 kg
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< 40 kg | ||
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Dose
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2
doses of 6 mg/kg
Q 12 hrs x 24 hrs |
2
doses of 400 mg Q 12 hrs x 24 hrs
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2 doses of 200 mg Q 12 hrs x 24 hrs |
| Maintenance Dosea,b,c | |||
| Serious Candida Infectionsd |
3 mg/kg Q 12 hrs | 200 mg Q 12 hrs | 100 mg Q 12 hrs |
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Aspergillosis, |
4 mg/kg Q 12 hrs | 200 mg Q 12 hrs | 100 mg Q 12 hrs |
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aInitial
oral maintenance dose of 200 mg Q 12 hrs is recommended rather than 300
mg Q 12 hrs for considerations of hepatic safety |
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