Prednisolone Pediatric Dose Calculator

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Prednisolone Pediatric Dose Calculator

This prednisolone pediatric dose calculator is designed to help health professionals calculate the correct recommended doses of prednisolone for children. It is designed with a simple user interface to take in values for body weight and indication.

How to Use This Calculator

  1. Enter the Age of the child in years. The tool only calculates doses for children below 18 years.
  2. Enter the Weight of the child in either pounds or kilograms and select the applicable unit.
  3. Select the Indication for which prednisolone is prescribed.
  4. Click the Calculate Dose button to get your calculated recommended dose of prednisolone.

Dosages Used By This Prednisolone Pediatric Dose Calculator

The dosages of prednisolone calculated by this tool are based on the following dosing information.

  1. Inflammation
    • 0.1-2 mg/kg/day orally in a single daily dose or divided every 6 to 12 hours.  
  2. Acute Asthma
    • 1-2 mg/kg/day in a single daily dose or divided every 12 hours  
  3. Nephrotic Syndrome
    • First 4 weeks: 2 mg/kg/day orally divided every 8 hours until urine is protein-free for 3 consecutive days.  
    • Subsequent 4 weeks: 1-1.5 mg/kg orally every other day.
    • Maintenance in frequent relapses: 0.5-1 mg/kg/dose orally every other day.

The calculated result provides additional information on the duration and maximum doses for each indication.

Prednisolone Pediatric Dose Calculator

IMPORTANT: Please note that this calculator is strictly for information purpose only. It should NOT be considered as a substitute for any professional medical service; recalculate and confirm doses before administering.

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For more information about the dosing of pediatric patients, please check the following sources:

  1. Medscape: Dosing and Uses of Prednisolone
  2. Feber J, Al-Matrafi J, Farhadi E, Vaillancourt R, Wolfish N. Prednisone dosing per body weight or body surface area in children with nephrotic syndrome: is it equivalent? Pediatr Nephrol. 2009 May;24(5):1027-31. doi: 10.1007/s00467-008-1089-2. Epub 2009 Jan 23. PMID: 19165504.

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