Zenilon 5 mg Tablet

• Initial: 2 mg/kg/day (maximum 80 mg/day) in divided doses 3 to 4 times/day until urine is protein free for 3 consecutive days (maximum: 28 days); followed by 1 to 1.5 mg/kg/dose given every other day for 4 weeks.
• Maintenance dose: 0.5 to 1 mg/kg/ dose given every other day for 3 to 6 months.

Anti-inflammatory: 5 to 60 mg per day in divided doses 1 to 4 times/day.

Acute Asthma: 40-60 mg/day PO in single daily dose or divided q12 hr for 3-10 days.

Allergic Conditions:

• Day 1: 10 mg PO before breakfast, 5 mg after lunch and after dinner, and 10 mg at bedtime.
• Day 2: 5 mg PO before breakfast, after lunch, and after dinner and 10 mg at bedtime.
• Day 3: 5 mg PO before breakfast, after lunch, after dinner, and at bedtime.
• Day 4: 5 mg PO before breakfast, after lunch, and at bedtime.
• Day 5: 5 mg PO before breakfast and at bedtime.
• Day 6: 5 mg PO before breakfast.

Pediatric-
Asthma:

• 1 year: Acute: 10 mg orally every 12 hours. Maintenance: 10 mg orally every other day.
• 1 to 4 years: Acute: 20 mg orally every 12 hours. Maintenance: 20 mg orally every other day.
• 5 to 12 years: Acute: 30 mg orally every 12 hours. Maintenance: 30 mg orally every other day.
• 12 years: Acute: 40 mg orally every 12 hours. Maintenance: 40 mg orally every other day.

Anti-inflammatory: 0.05 to 2 mg/kg/day divided 1 to 4 times/day.

Immunosuppression: 0.05 to 2 mg/kg/day divided 1 to 4 times/day.