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Guidebook <strong>for</strong> the Solid Organ Transplant Programme Chapter 4<br />

Appendix I (con’t)<br />

Valganciclovir Oral Dose <strong>for</strong> Pediatric Patients with Impaired Renal Function (8)<br />

Creatinine<br />

Clearance<br />

(mL/min/1.73 m 2 )<br />

Patient Weight<br />

< 30 kg<br />

Greater and equal to 10 to 12 mg/kg PO<br />

60<br />

daily<br />

40 to 59 5 to 6 mg/kg PO<br />

daily<br />

25 to 39 5 to 6 mg/kg PO<br />

every other day<br />

10 to 24 5 to 6 mg/kg PO<br />

2 times/week<br />

Valganciclovir Oral Dose<br />

Patient Weight<br />

30 to 50 kg<br />

Patient Weight<br />

greater and equal<br />

to 50 kg<br />

450 mg PO daily 900 mg PO daily<br />

225 mg PO daily 450 mg PO daily<br />

225 mg PO every<br />

other day<br />

225 mg PO<br />

2 times/week<br />

450 mg PO every<br />

other day<br />

450 mg PO<br />

2 times/week<br />

Chapter 4 – <strong>Clinical</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Liver</strong> <strong>Transplantation</strong> – July, 2010 Page 52<br />

See Page 1 <strong>for</strong> disclaimer

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