Short-term treatment of moderate pain, particularly following surgery & fever. Analgesic or antipyretic especially in the elderly & in patients in whom salicylates or other NSAIDs are contraindicated including asthmatics, w/ history of peptic ulcer & childn.
IV infusionPatient >50 kg 1 g as single dose every 4 or more hr to max of 4 g daily, 33-50 kg 15 mg/kg as single dose every 4 or more hr to max of 60 mg/kg or 3 g daily, 10-33 kg 15 mg/kg as single dose or 2 g daily. Administer as 15-min IV infusion.
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