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What Is The Dosage Of Albendazole For A 2 Year Old?

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Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2015
Question: Dear Dr XXXXXXX

My kid is 2 years and 11 months old. Please advice Albendazole (Womout)dose him.
Composition:
Each 5 ml contains:
Albendazole I.P - 200 mg
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Answered by Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
10ml

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
As your child is above 2 years, I would give 10ml of albendazole syrup containing 200mg/5ml once at bedtime.
Dose below 2 yrs would be 200mg that is 5ml.

Hope I helped you.
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What Is The Dosage Of Albendazole For A 2 Year Old?

Brief Answer: 10ml Detailed Answer: Thanks for the query. As your child is above 2 years, I would give 10ml of albendazole syrup containing 200mg/5ml once at bedtime. Dose below 2 yrs would be 200mg that is 5ml. Hope I helped you.