| Drug | Oral or IV | Adulttotal dailydose (mg) | BNFc dose(mg/kg/day) | Licensed inchildren? | Indication |
| Aciclovir | Oral | 4000 | 80 | No | Herpes zoster |
| Amoxicillin | Oral | 1500 | 90 | Yes | Antibiotic |
| Atenolol | Oral | 100 | 2 | No | Hypertension |
| Benzylpenicillin | IV | 4800 | 100 | Yes | Antibiotic |
| Captopril | Oral | 50 | 0.9 | Yes | Hypertension |
| Cefotaxime | IV | 12000 | 200 | Yes | Antibiotic (meningitis) |
| Cimetidine | Oral | 1600 | 40 | Yes | Reflux oesophagitis |
| Ciprofloxacin | Oral | 1000 | 15 | >2 years | Antibiotic |
| Clobazam | Oral | 30 | 0.5 | >3 years | Epilepsy |
| Codeine | Oral | 180 | 4 | No | Analgesia |
| Diazepam | Oral | 20 | 0.5 | Yes | Muscle spasm |
| Diclofenac | Oral | 150 | 3 | >6 years | Analgesia |
| Domperidone | Oral | 40 | 1 | Yes | Nausea and vomiting |
| Fluconazole | Oral | 50 | 3 | Yes | Antifungal |
| Furosemide | Oral | 80 | 4 | Yes | Oedema |
| Gabapentin | Oral | 1200 | 90 | >6 years | Partial seizures |
| Gentamicin | IV | 350 | 7.5 | Yes | Antibiotic |
| Ibuprofen | Oral | 1600 | 20 | >6 months | Analgesia |
| Metronidazole | Oral | 1200 | 22.5 | Yes | Anaerobic infections |
| Morphine | IV | 60 | 0.8 | Yes | Analgesia |
| Nifedipine | Oral | 40 | 0.6 | No | Hypertension |
| Omeprazole | Oral | 40 | 0.5 | >2 years | Reflux oesophagitis |
| Paracetamol | Oral | 4000 | 90 | Yes | Analgesia |
| Phenobarbitone | Oral | 90 | 2.5 | Yes | Epilepsy |
| Phenytoin | Oral | 400 | 5 | Yes | Epilepsy |
| Propranolol | Oral | 160 | 2 | Yes | Arrhythmias |
| Pyrazinamide | Oral | 2000 | 35 | No | Tuberculosis |
| Rifampicin | Oral | 1200 | 20 | Yes | Antibiotic |
| Vancomycin | IV | 2000 | 45 | Yes | Antibiotics |
| Vigabatrin | Oral | 3000 | 80 | Yes | Partial seizures |
BNFc, British National Formulary for Children; IV, intravenous.