Zantac and Prevacid

[Anonymous]

oh ok I get it…But then I will run out of my script before it is time to refill.

[hellbennt]

yes you will. so you can do this and then once script is close to end TELL dr you need new script & explain why- mommmy gave dose not knowing daddy was giving dose and finally put it together & baby doing better so baby needs double dose.
or don’t lie. just TELL dr to GIVE increased dose.
or buy it OTC and buy bufferbabies and dose baby yourself.
more about bufferbabies in PREVACID 101-
running out door now

[Anonymous]

Sorry to Hijack but my question is pretty much the same. DS is on the highest dose of prevacid compounded by me with buffer babies and according Marci-Kids! He is definatly not any better!

Should I start giving him the zantac with the prevacid. (I do know that I have come in contact with dairy yesterday….)

🙁

Also he weighs 10.7 pounds and is 2 months. what is the appropriate dosage of zantac for his age?

Thanks so much!

[hellbennt]

tamaraq: your question isn’t the same, because your baby IS on a proper dose of prevacid, lol.

but, to answer you, yes you can give zantac, too, making sure to give it spaced 4hrs from the prevacid.

highest dose of zantac is 10mgs per kilo
10.7lbs = 4.7kilos
4.7 x 10 = 47mgs a day of zantac
bottle says 15mgs/ml
so 47 divided by 15 = 3.1 mls total for the day of zantac
you can give this in uneven doses, giving a higher dose when it’s more needed i.e. in the evening or when he wakes up screaming at night

don’t just take my word on this read here:
zantac dosing:
https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8288&PN=1

also: could it be diet?? are you breastfeeding or formula feeding?
if baby has sensitivities to proteins, then this can make the reflux worse.
if you’re on the max dose of prevacid w/ bufferbabies, you might want to take a look at diet. also try some probiotics in the meantime?
probiotics:
https://www.infantreflux.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8970&PN=1

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