Thiamine deficiency- Child: 10-50 mg PO qd in divided doses.
Beriberi- Child: 10-25 mg, IM, IV qd × several wk with adequate dietary intake. Adult: 10-20 mg IM (up to 100 mg IM, IV for severe cases) tid × 2 wk, then dietary correction and multivitamin supplement with 5-30 mg thiamine qd in 1-3 divided doses × 1 month.
Anemia from thiamine deficiency; polyneuritis from alcoholism, pregnancy, pellagra- Child, adult: PO dose based on RDA for age. |