| Dose
|
Single Dose
|
Frequency
|
Route
|
Instructions
|
Adult Dosage
|
| 200 to 200 mg/m.sq | 200 (200) | 24 hourly | IV | For prevention of xerotamine infuse over 3 minutes started 15-30 minutes before Radiotherapy. |
| 740 to 740 mg/m.sq | 740 (740) | As recommended. | IV | To reduce cisplatin induced renal toxicity if doses of cisplatin of less tgan 100 mg/m.sq are used. Give as IV infussion over 15 minutes starting no more than 30 minutes before the antineoplastic therapy. |
| 910 to 910 mg/m.sq | 910 (910) | 24 hourly | IV | Subsequent doses should be reduced to 740 mg/m.sq in patient unable tolerate the full dose. |
Paedriatic Dosage (20kg)
|
| 740 to 740 mg/m2 | 740 (740) | As recommended. | IV | To reduce cisplatin induced renal toxicity, if doses of cisplatin of less than 100mg/m2 are used. Gi |
| 200 to 200 mg/m2/day | 200 (200) | As recommended. | IV-Inf | |
Neonatal Dosage (3kg)
|
| No data regarding the neonatal dosage details of Amifostine is available. |