ACUTE PAIN, BY MOUTH, 50 - 150 MG EVERY 4 HOURS; CHILD 0.5 - 2 MG/KG
BY SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, 25 - 100 MG, REPEATED AFTER 4 HOURS; CHILD, BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, 0.5 - 2 MG/KG
BY SLOW INTRAVENOUS INJECTION, 25 - 50 MG, REPEATED AFTER 4 HOURS
OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA, BY SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, 50 - 100 MG, REPEATED 1 - 3 HOURS LATER IF NECESSARY; MAX. 400 MG IN 24 HOURS
PREMEDICATION, BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, 25 - 100 MG 1 HOUR BEFORE OPERATION; CHILD 0.5 - 2 MG/KG
POSTOPERATIVE PAIN, BY SUBCUTANEOUS OR INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, 25 - 100 MG, EVERY 2 - 3 HOURS IF NECESSARY; CHILD, BY INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION, 0.5 - 2 MG/KG
NOTE IN THE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD, THE PATIENT SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR PAIN RELIEF AS WELL AS FOR SIDE-EFFECTS ESPECIALLY RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION