Open AccessAn Evaluation of Twice-Daily Dosing of Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity
Author(s) -
Aubrey Rebentisch,
Karen Kovey,
Sheri Denslow
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2331-348X
pISSN - 1551-6776
DOI - 10.5863/1551-6776-26.3.253
Subject(s) - dosing , medicine , apnea of prematurity , apnea , caffeine , anesthesia , bradycardia , regimen , heart rate , gestational age , surgery , pharmacology , pregnancy , biology , blood pressure , genetics
Preterm infants often require caffeine for the treatment of apnea. While the maintenance dose of caffeine citrate is usually administered once daily per FDA labeling, many providers administer the maintenance dose in two divided doses. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a twice daily dosing regimen of caffeine for apnea of prematurity.