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December 11, 2009 at 12:50 pm #65052

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I promise I tried to “search” this first but didn’t find any answers…

I am taking Emma to the doctor today and am going to ask for zantac. I realized my insurance will not cover zegerid until we have tried other alternatives first…so zantac it is! I’m OK with that because Emma is not in as much pain as Sarah was (I’m just being proactive).

Anywho…WHEN is the best time to dose the zantac? Before a meal? After a meal? In between meals? Does it matter? I know zantac, generally, does not work for most babies so I want to do the most I can do have it help Emma.

December 11, 2009 at 9:09 pm #65063

hellbennt
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timing shouldn’t matter. some say it’s better on an empty stomach, but there are no ‘set’ rules like a PPI…try 10 mgs per kilo? it;s the max. dose by weight

December 12, 2009 at 5:44 pm #65078

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Laura can you help me figure out her dose? I don’t know why this like a foreign language to me. Emma weighs 8lb 11oz. Her zantac is a 15mg/ml suspension. How many times per day is it suggested to give usually? 2x? 3x?

December 12, 2009 at 6:37 pm #65081

hellbennt
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ok first I look her weight up, here:
http://www.sfca.co.uk/match/kilolbs.htm
it’s 3.9 kilos

max dose is 10mgs per kilo, so 10 x 3.9 = 39mgs total for the day of zantac
your bottle says 15mgs per ml
that means for every 1 (one) ml of liquid you give, she’s getting
15mgs of zantac
so, to give her the 39 mgs she can have, for the day, you divide
by 15
so 39 divided by 15 = 2.6mls total for the day

you can give this in two doses or even try three doses…
you can make them ‘uneven’ if you need/want to

basically, you can play around w/ the doses, making sure that you don’t give more than 2.6mls in a day

December 13, 2009 at 1:07 pm #65100

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Awesome Laura! Thanks! As a math teacher, I’m embarassed to admit I didn’t know how to do that myself…but it makes sense now seeing your calculations. Duh!

December 13, 2009 at 3:07 pm #65101

hellbennt
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oh, I am no math-mama! LOL!
but this, this I have down pat

when we had caracream, dh was the mad scientist, HA!
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