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!rowspan=2| Indication<ref name=SURF/> !!rowspan=2| Medication<ref name=SURF/> !!rowspan=2| Route<ref name=SURF/> !!colspan=2| Dosage<ref name=SURF/> !!rowspan=2| EffectTime to effect<ref name=SURF/>|| Repeat
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! Adults !! Children
**≥20kg: 0.3 mg
| Less than 5 min
| Every 5-10 min if needed|-| Asthma| Salbutamol (Ventolin) or own bronchodilator| Inhalation| *Repeat every 5mg*Usually 4-6 doses|*2-6 doses| Less than 5 min| Every 10 mins if needed|-| Hypoxia| Oxygen| Mask|colspan=2| >5 l/min if | Almost immediate| Continuous|-| Altered level of consciousness or hypotension| Volume expander such as Ringer's| IV with pressure|colspan=2| 20mg/kg| Fast| As needed|-| All anaphylaxis cases| Antihistamine such as desloratadine (Clarinex/Aerius)| Oral| 10mg of desloratadine| *<6 years: 2.5mg desloratadine*6 - 12 years: 5 mg desloratadine| Within 30-60 minutes|-| All anaphylaxis cases| Glucocorticoid such as betamethasone or cortisol| Oral or intravenous| *5mg oral betamethasone or*8mg IV cortisol| *<6 years: 3
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