Racecadotril Dosing Guidelines for Patients at or Above 40kg

Evidence-Based Dosing Recommendations

• The American Academy of Family Physicians and other guideline societies establish 40kg as the threshold where adult dosing becomes standard for most medications, including racecadotril, with a recommended dose of 100mg three times daily 1, 2, 3
• Multiple guidelines recommend weight-based dosing for patients less than 40kg, but adult dosing when weight is 40kg or more, unless the adult dose is exceeded, as seen in recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics 1, 2, 3