title: Dosage / Interval - Neonatal Intensive Care Drug Manual
text: IV:
  Draw up 0.4 mL (200 microgram of salbutamol) and add 19.6 mL of water for injection to make a 10 microgram/mL solution.
  FURTHER DILUTE
  Draw up 1 mL/kg of the above solution (10 microgram/kg of salbutamol) and add to water for injection to make a final volume of 10mL with a final concentration of 1 microgram/kg/mL.
  Inhalation:
  Draw up 0.4 mL (400 micrograms of salbutamol) from the 1 mg/mL inhalation ampoule and add 1.6 mL sodium chloride 0.9% to make a final volume of 2 mL with a final concentration of 0.2mg/mL.
  OR.
  Draw up 0.2 mL (400 micrograms of salbutamol) from the 2 mg/mL inhalation ampoule and add 1.8 mL sodium chloride 0.9% to make a final volume of 2 mL with a final concentration of 0.2mg/mL.
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