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Usual Dosing (Adults)

Treatment of PCP pneumonia: 4 mg/kg/day IV qd x 14 days

Renal Dosing

dialysis [> 50 ml/min]: No change.
[10-50]: Administer q24-36 hours.
[<10]: Administer q48 hours.

Hemodialysis

dialysis Not removed by hemo- or peritoneal dialysis or continuous arteriovenous or venovenous hemofiltration. Supplemental dose is not necessary.

Reference(s)

National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Library of Medicine, DailyMed Database.
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Pentamidine