Pediatric common outpatient doses
Weight-based doses and liquid volumes for the most common pediatric medicines.
Inputs
1 of 2Actual (total) body weight
Medicine
Patient values are shared with every calculator.
When to use
- Outpatient pediatric prescribing and dose checks at the counter.
Pearls and pitfalls
- Always dose by weight, not age, when weight is known.
- Use an oral syringe; round to a measurable volume (0.1 mL under 1 mL, 0.5 mL above 5 mL).
Why use
Dose and volume together, with the cap that applies.
Dose = mg/kg × weight (capped at the adult maximum); volume = dose ÷ concentration