DRUG	SUPPLIED	DOSE	COMMENTS
SUCROSE, ORAL (Paeds) Mechanism of action: Distraction for painful procedures. Ref: 554, 555 Last update: 2021-11-28	Solution: ORA-sweet  multidose bottle, 24% sucrose single use (ex. Sweetums, Dandle-lion Kisses)	Single painful procedure: Term infant-12 mos: 0.2-0.5 mL/kg/dose x 1 dose given 2 minutes prior to procedure. Maximum 2 mL/dose	Use all other non-pharmacological comfort care measures before considering oral sucrose. Refer to Pain Management: Infants undergoing routine minor painful procedures on PHSA SHOP. Avoid in patients on a ketogenic diet. Oral sucrose can be used with other approaches for reducing procedural pain from a single event with some infant populations. Do not dilute sucrose products. Place a full dose of sucrose solution on the anterior tongue or buccal surface or, moisten a pacifier, gloved finger, or cotton tipped applicator with the sucrose solution 2 minutes prior to start of procedure. Standard Prescription: Give __ mL - 1 dose 2 minutes prior to procedure.