Tablet
4 mg
Dosage Forms
Uses
Dose and Duration
Chicken pox and herpes zoster
Adult:4 mg every 12 hours for 3 days
Child < 5 years:4 1 mg every 12 hours for 3
days
Snake bite
4 mg every 6–8 hours for 3 days
Insect bites and stings
Give until swelling subsides
Adults: 4 mg every 6 hours; max 24 mg daily
Child 6–12 years:2 mg every 6 hours; max 12 mg
daily
Child 2–5 years:1 mg every 6 hours; max 6 mg
daily
Child 1–2 years: 1 mg every 12 hours
Glue ear (otitis media with
effusion )
Same as for insect bites for 10 days
Nasal allergy
Same as for insect bites for 21 days