If a joint return has been filed for a tax year, the spouses may file separate returns before the due date of the original return, determined without regard to any extensions. Husband and wife file a joint return on 3/15/13; they may change to married filing separate no later than 4/15/13.
Children â¥ 40 kg may receive adult doses. Below that weight, the oral dosage is ranitidine 2 mg/kg q 12 h and cimetidine 10 mg/kg q 12 h. For GERD, H 2 blockers are now mostly used for pain management. Gastritis heals with famotidine or ranitidine given bid for 8 to 12 wk.uration of action is proportional to dose and ranges from 6 to 20 h. Doses should often be reduced in elderly patients. For duodenal ulcers, once daily oral administration of cimetidine 800 mg, ranitidine 300 mg, famotidine 40 mg, or nizatidine 300 mg given at bedtime or after dinner for 6 to 8 wk is effective.
GERD or Erosive Esophagitis. For treating erosive esophagitis or GERD in children or infants, the recommended dose of Zantac is usually 5 mg to 10 mg per kg (a little less than 2.5 mg to 5 mg per pound) total per day. This is usually split up into two doses per day.Zantac is approved for use in infants and comes in two convenient dosage forms.LICK HERE to learn more about from eMedTV.com. Ulcers. For the treatment of stomach ulcers or duodenal ulcers in a child or infant, the recommended Zantac dosage usually ranges from 2 mg to 4 mg per kg (a little less than 1 mg to 2 mg per pound) twice daily.