Medication | Dosage |
---|---|
Simple linctus | 5 ml tds/qds |
Dextromethorphan | 10-15 mg tds/qds |
Codeine | 30-60 mg qds |
Pholcodine | 10 ml tds |
Morphine (oramorph) | 5 mg (single dose trial of oramorph; if effective 5-10 mg slow release morphine bd) |
Diamorphine | 5-10 mg CSCI/24 hrs |
Methadone linctus | Single dose 2 mg (2 mL of 1 mg/mL solution) |
Dihydrocodeine* | 10 mg tds |
Hydrocodone | 5 mg bd |
Inhaled cromoglycate | 10 mg qds |
Levodropropizine* | 75 mg tds |
Moguisteine* | 100-200 mg tds |
Levocloperastine* | 20 mg tds |
Nebulised Lidocaine# | 5 ml of 0.2% tds |
Nebulised Bupivacaine# | 5 ml of 0.25% tds |
Benzonatate* | 100-200 mg qds |
Prednisolone | 30 mg daily for 2 weeks |