Solution for injection
20 mg/ml
Dosage Forms
Uses
Dose and Duration
Bowel colic and excessive respiratory secretions in palliative
care
- Adult: by SC infusion, 20 mg every 4 hours but may be given hourly in excessive respiratory secretions (max 300 mg in bowel colic and 120 mg for excessive respiratory secretions in 24 hours)
- Child > 12 years: by IM or IV injection, 10–20 mg 3–4 times daily
- Child 5–12 years: by IM or IV injection, 5–10mg 3–4 times daily
- Child 1 month–4 years: by IM or IV injection, 0.3–0.5 mg/kg (max 5 mg) 3–4 times daily
Acute spasm and spasm in diagnostic procedures
Given by IM or slow IV injection over 1 minute
- Adult and child over 12 years: 20 mg repeated after 30 minutes if necessary (may be repeated more frequently in endoscopy). Maximum daily dose of 100 mg
- Child 2–6 years: 5 mg repeated after 30 minutes if necessary (may be repeated more frequently in endoscopy). Maximum daily dose of 15 mg daily
- Child 6–12 years: 5–10 mg repeated after 30 minutes if necessary (may be repeated more frequently in endoscopy). Maximum daily dose 30 mg daily