THE USUAL DOSE BY INHALATION :- 20-40 MCG THREE OR FOUR TIMES DAILY. SINGLE DOSES UP TO 80 MCG. CHILDREN 6 TO 12 YEARS :- 20-40 MCG THREE TIMES DAILY. BELOW 6 YEARS :- 20 MCG THREE TIMES DAILY.
IT IS ALSO BE ADMINISTERED BY INHALATION AS A NEBULISED SOLUTION OF 100 TO 500 MCG FOUR TIMES DAILY.
CHILD UNDER 5 YEARS 125 - 250 MICROGRAMS, MAX. 1 MG DAILY; 6 - 12 YEARS 250 MICROGRAMS, MAX. 1 MG DAILY. IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE ASTHMA IN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS OLD, DOSES OF 125 TO 250 MICROGRAMS MAY BE REPEATED AT INTERVALS OF AT LEAST 6 HOURS, UP TO A TOTAL DAILY DOSE OF 1 MG.
RHINORRHOEA ASSOCIATED WITH RHINITIS :- 42 MCG INTO EACH NOSTRIL BY METERED-DOSE NASAL SPRAY 2-3 TIMES DAILY.