Anticonvulsant Tab Adult 120-250 mg, or 2-3 mg/kg daily before bedtime.
Childn 30-100 mg, or 3-5 mg/kg daily.
Inj Adult 50-200 mg IV or IM every 6 hr, given not >100 mg/min until seizures stop or until 15 mg/kg is reached. Max: 600 mg daily.
Childn & neonates Loading dose: 15-20 mg/kg IV w/ flow rate 1-2 mg/kg/min.
Sedative Tab Adult 30-120 mg daily in 2 or 3 divided doses.
Childn 6 mg/kg daily in 3 divided doses.
Inj Adult 30-120 mg IM/IV daily in 2-3 divided doses.
Tab Hypnotic Adult 100-320 mg daily.
Inj Pre-surgery Adult 130-200 mg IM 6-9 min before surgery.
Childn 1-3 mg/kg by IM/IV 6-9 min before surgery.
Insomnia Adult 100-325 mg IM/IV.