Active Ingredient: Verapamil
The treatment and prophylaxis of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and the reduction of the ventricular rate in atrial fibrillation/flutter. Verapamil should not be used for atrial fibrillation/flutter in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
40 - 360 mg
From 13.333 To 120 mg 3 time(s) per day every day
Up to 2 years: 20mg 2-3 times a day.
2 years and above: 40-120mg 2-3 times a day according to age and effectiveness.
Intravenous
0.1 - 0.3 mg per kg of body weight
From 0.1 To 0.3 mg per kg of body weight once every day
Verapamil must always be administered under ECG monitoring in young patients.
0-1 year: 0.1-0.2 mg/kg bodyweight (usual single dose range: 0.75-2 mg).
1-15 years: 0.1-0.3 mg/kg bodyweight (usual single dose range: 2-5 mg).
The dose may be repeated after 30 minutes if necessary. Many cases are controlled by doses at the lower end of the range. The injection should be stopped at the onset of the desired effect.
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