Pediatric: Common Analgesics

Pediatric:
Common Analgesics

Select an analgesic:

Age: Weight:

Definition of terms:

Premature neonate:	Neonate born at less than 38 weeks gestational age. (Gestational age: term from conception to birth).
Neonate:	Full term newborn (birth to 1 month).
Infant:	1 month to 1 year of age.
Child / Children:	1 to 12 years of age.
Adolescent:	13 to 18 years of age.

References:

1:	Package insert data.
2:	Robertson J, Shilkofski N. The Harriet Lane Handbook: A Manual for Pediatric House Officers. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier-Health Sciences Division; 2005.
3:	Taketomo CK, Hodding JH, Kraus DM. Pediatric Dosage Handbook. 13th ed. Hudson, Ohio: Lexi-Comp Inc; 2006.