Medication | Dose and route of administration | Duration |
Dexamethasone | 6 mg intravenously once daily | 2 days |
Methylprednisolone | 40–60 mg intravenously every 8 hours | 8 days |
Dexamethasone (following discontinuation of methylprednisolone) | 6 mg per oral once daily | 5 days |
Ceftriaxone | 2000 mg intravenously once daily | 8 days |
Doxycycline | 100 mg per oral two times per day | 2 days |
Azithromycin | 500 mg per oral once daily | 5 days |
Enoxaparin | 4000–12 000 IU subcutaneously two times per day | Throughout hospital stay |
Cholecalciferol | 50 000 IU per oral once weekly | |
Zinc gluconate | 50 mg per oral once daily | |
Fluticasone furoate/vilanterol | 1 puff once daily | From second day of admission onwards |
Nebulised salbutamol | 5 mg every 8 hours | |
Nebulised ipratropium bromide | 250 μg every 8 hours | |
Pantoprazole | 20 mg per oral once daily | According to permit of oral intake and drug availability |
Omeprazole | 20 mg intravenously two times per day/20 mg per oral two times per day | |
Metoclopramide | 10 mg intravenously every 4 hours as needed | Limited use |
Paracetamol | 1000 mg per oral or intravenously every 6 hours as needed |
μg, micrograms; IU, international units; mg, milligrams.