2.2 Pediatric Patients Based on the amoxicillin component, AUGMENTIN should be dosed as follows: Neonates and Infants Aged <12 weeks (<3 months): The recommended dose of AUGMENTIN is 30 mg/kg/day divided every 12 hours, based on the amoxicillin component. Experience with the 200 mg/5 mL fo...
Augmentin Dosage and Administration Adults and Pediatric Patients > 40 kg: 500 or 875 mg every 12 hours or 250 or 500 mg every 8 hours. (2.1, 2.2) Pediatric patients aged 12 weeks (3 months) and older: 25 to 45 mg/kg/day every 12 hours or 20 to 40 mg/kg/day every 8 hours, ...
Augmentin is also used to treat other bacterial infections includingsinusitis,pneumonia, ear infections,bronchitis, and infections of the skin. Macrobid and Augmentin are different types of antibiotics. Macrobid is a nitrofuranantibioticand Augmentin is a combination of apenicillin-type antibiotic and a...
Pediatric patients: Augmentin should be given to the children who are above 3 months of age if any bacterial attack occurs. For infants the dose is set to be 30mg per day which is also divided on 12 hours. Use of 200mg/5ml is not widely practiced but the use of 125mg/5ml is recomm...
otitis media(middle ear infection), tonsillitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, and sinusitis caused by susceptible bacteria. Zithromax is also effective against several sexually transmitted infectious diseases (STDs) such as nongonococcal urethritis and cervicitis. Zithromax is available ingenericfor...
The new pediatric formulation (Augmentin ES-600) for the treatment of acute otitis media contains a 14:1 ratio of the two drugs, and the new adult formulation (Augmentin XR) for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia or sinusitis contains a 16:1 ratio. New antibiotics for pneumonia in...
Pediatric Use Because of incompletely developed renal function in neonates and young infants, the elimination of amoxicillin may be delayed. Dosing of AUGMENTIN should be modified in pediatric patients younger than 12 weeks (3 months). (See DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION—Pediatric.) Adverse Reactions/Side...