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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Urticaria
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Urticaria/
    cetirizine 6-11 months: 0.25 mg/kg (max 2.5 mg) oral daily 1-2 years: 2.5 mg oral twice daily 2-6 years: 5 mg … treatment is the same as for acute urticaria If ongoing symptoms Cetirizine dose can be increased up to 4 … times the recommended daily dose. Eg in children 6 years and older, cetirizine maximum total daily dose …
  • Food allergy - IgE mediated food allergy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Food_allergy_-_IgE_mediated_food_allergy/
    If mild-moderate allergic to reaction, administer a non-sedative antihistamine, eg: Cetirizine: 1–2 years – 2.5 mg … oral 2–6 years – 5 mg oral 6 years and above – 10 mg oral Note: cetirizine has been shown to be safe …
  • Antihistamine poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antihistamine_poisoning/
    in overdose.  Examples Cetirizine Desloratadine Fexofenadine Loratadine Children requiring assessment Acute …
  • Anaphylaxis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaphylaxis/
    (eg cetirizine). Avoid promethazine as it can cause hypotension Corticosteroids and leukotriene …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.