Active Ingredient: Isoniazid
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Intravenous
3 - 10 mg per kg of body weight
From 3 To 10 mg per kg of body weight once every day
The recommended intravenous or intramuscular dose for neonates is 3-5 mg/kg with a maximum of 10 mg/kg daily. Isoniazid may be present in the milk of lactating mothers.
Intramuscular
3 - 10 mg per kg of body weight
From 3 To 10 mg per kg of body weight once every day
The recommended intravenous or intramuscular dose for neonates is 3-5 mg/kg with a maximum of 10 mg/kg daily. Isoniazid may be present in the milk of lactating mothers.
Intrapleural
50 - 250 mg
From 50 To 250 mg once every day
50 to 250 mg may be instilled intrapleurally after aspiration of pus, the dosage of oral isoniazid on that day being correspondingly reduced. The ampoule solution is also used for the local treatment of tuberculous ulcers, for irrigation of fistulae, etc.
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