Class | Medication | Dose | Interval | Maximum dose |
Diuretics | Amiloride Chlorthalidone Furosemide Hydrochloro-thiazide Chlorothiazide | 0.4 - 0.6 mg/kg/day 0.3 mg/kg/day 0.5 - 2.0 mg/kg/dose 0.5 - 1.0 mg/kg/day 10 mg/kg/day | q.d. q.d. q.d.-b.d. q.d.-b.d. b.d. | 20 mg/day 50 mg/day 6 mg/kg/day 50 mg/day 1 g/day |
Beta-adrenergic blockers | Atenolol Metoprolol Propranolol Bisoprolol | 0.5 - 1.0 mg/kg/day 0.5 - 1.0 mg/kg/day 1.0 mg/kg/day 0.2 mg/kg/day | q.d.-b.d. q.d. b.d.-t.d. q.d. | 100 mg/day 200 mg/day 320 mg/day 10 mg/day |
Chalcium channel antagonists | Amlodipine Felodipine Nifedipine (ER) | 0.06 - 0.3 mg/kg/day 2.5 mg/day 0.25 - 0.50 mg/kg/day | q.d. q.d. q.d.-b.d. | 10 mg/day 10 mg/day 120 mg/day |
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors | Captopril Enalapril Fosinopril Lisinopril Ramipril | 0.3 - 0.5 mg/kg/day 0.08 - 0.60 mg/kg/day 0.1 - 0.6 mg/kg/day 0.08 - 0.60 mg/kg/day 2.5 mg/day | b.d.-t.d. q.d. q.d. q.d. q.d. | 450 mg/day 40 mg/day 40 mg/day 40 mg/day 20 mg/day |
Angiotensin-receptor blockers | Candesartan Irbesartan Losartan Valsartan | 0.16 - 0.50 mg/kg/day 75 - 150 mg/day 0.75 - 1.44 mg/kg/day 2 mg/kg/day | q.d. q.d. q.d. q.d. | 32 mg/day 300 mg/day 100 mg/day 320 mg/day |
Alpha- and beta-adrenergic blockers | Labetalol Carvedilol | 2 - 3 mg/kg/day 0.1 mg/kg/dose | b.d. b.d. | 1.2 g/day 50 mg/day |
Aldosterone-receptor blockers | Eplerenone Spironolactone | 25 - 50 mg/day 1 mg/kg/day | q.d.-b.d. q.d.-b.d. | 100 mg/day 100 mg/day |
Central alpha-agonists | Clonidine Methyldopa | 5 - 10 μg/kg/day 5 mg/kg/day | b.d.-t.d. b.d.-f.d. | 0.9 mg/day 3 g/day |
Peripheral alpha-adrenergic blockers | Doxazosin Prazosin Terazosin | 1 mg/day 0.05 - 0.1 mg/kg/day 1 mg/day | f.d. t.d. q.d. | 4 mg/day 0.5 mg/kg/day 20 mg/day |
Vasodilators | Hydralazine Minoxidil | 0.25 mg/kg/dose 0.1 - 0.2 mg/kg/day | t.d.-f.d b.d.-t.d. | 200 mg/day 50 mg/day |