Pat, May I suggest 6 mg/kg as a loading dose then 3mg/kg a day given once a day. See the Harriet Lane Handbook as a refernce. Anyone seeing babies should have a copy. Rob Rob Cordes, DO, FAAP, FACOP general pediatrician Wilkes Barre PA mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html