Infantreflux.org | How much Zegerid for an 18lb 3 month old?

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April 11, 2006 at 1:26 pm #5904

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Okay, I’ve gotten a bit confused with the formulas for dosage. Could someone please help me out?

My husband and I have decided to pay for the Zegerid ourselves and give it a month. If we see an improvement, it will be well worth it. And maybe we can even have our doctor convince our insurance company if it works well.

I just can’t imagine going through empty stomach dosing and then waiting another 30 minutes–three times a day!! This kid NEVER has an empty stomach!

BTW, does anyone know how long it takes for breastmilk to pass through their stomachs?

Thanks so much guys. Sorry to be such a pest with all of my questions but after yet another night of 90 minute wakings I need to find a solution pronto!

April 11, 2006 at 1:53 pm #5907

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I hope you see an improvement!! We found that Haden definitely needed 3 doses a day. This really helped control the breakthru acid attacks. He is on 22mgs a day and is 16 pounds. In those first couple of days we still used Pepcid but after about a week we no longer needed that or Mylanta at all!! I would push for a good dose!

Breastmilk moves pretty quickly thru their little systems.

April 11, 2006 at 2:00 pm #5909

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Pediatric Dosing for Omeprazole
Dosing dependent on age & weight-see chart below.

Age Dose per day (mg/kg/ dose)

< 3 months 1.5 mg/kg three times per day

3-6 months 1.25 mg/kg three times per day

Here is the dosage from http://www.marci-kids.com. 18lbs/2.2=8.18 * 1.25 =10.23 so I am thinking they round that to 10mg/3 times a day which is what Emma is on so you would need the 20mg packets. The website gives more info on how to mix it!

I just have to add that Zegerid has worked wonders for us. Is there any other ped or GI that you could go to??

btrue2006-4-11 14:3:54

April 11, 2006 at 2:13 pm #5911

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Saucy,

Brandy’s estimations are correct. The dose of Zegerid that Dr Phillips would recommend for your child would be 10 mg, 3 times per day for a total of 30 mg per day.

You should get the 20 mg packets and mix them in a large syringe at a 2 mg/mL concentration according to the instructions on the MARCI-Kids website by adding 6.5 mL of water to each packet. At this concentration, you should give 3 doses of 5 mL per day.

A meal (formula or breastmilk) usually takes about 2 hours to pass through a baby’s stomach completely.

If you have any questions, feel free to email me: andrewsjj@health.missouri.edu.

RefluxSol2006-4-11 14:15:48

April 11, 2006 at 2:14 pm #5912

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Thanks so much, that helps a lot!

April 11, 2006 at 3:40 pm #5920

hellbennt
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from my welcome/intro there’s a link called ‘Going to the Top!

this will help you with insurance…
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Age	Dose per day (mg/kg/ dose)
< 3 months	1.5 mg/kg three times per day
3-6 months	1.25 mg/kg three times per day

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