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Table 1 The received dose of phenobarbital and levetiracetam [15,16,17,18]

From: Comparison of the effect of phenobarbital & levetiracetam in the treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) as adjuvant treatment in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit: a randomized clinical trial

Finnegan score

The initial dose of Tincture of morphine

Phenobarbital

Levetiracetam

8–10

0.25-0.4 mg /kg/day

Divided q 4 h

5 mg /kg day

Divided q 12 h

30 mg/kg/day

Divided q 12 h

11–13

0.45-0.6 mg /kg/day

Divided q 4 h

7 mg /kg /day

Divided q 12 h

40 mg/kg/day

Divided q 12 h

14–16

0.65-0.8 mg /kg/day

Divided q 4 h

10 mg/kg /day

Divided q12 hours

50 mg/kg/day

Divided q 12 h

17 and above

0.85-1.2 mg /kg/day

Divided q 4 h

12 mg/kg/day

Divided q 12 h

60 mg /kg/day

Divided q 12 h