155-10. B.I.D. DOSING FOR STREP THROAT?Answers a question on the use of oral penicillin b.i.d. to prevent the sequelae of proven strep throat. Recommended total daily dose; High failure rate of once-daily penicillin doses.Rigsby
800 mg PO q8hr for 7 days Administration May take with food Renal Impairment Dose adjustment not necessary Hepatic Impairment Use caution Other Indications and Uses Group A beta-hemolytic strep, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces naeslundii, Actinomyces odontolyticus...
SUGGESTED for you Filariasis Due to Mansonella Ozzardi (Off-label) 6 mg PO as single dose Filariasis Due to Mansonella Streptocera (Off-label) 150 mcg/kg as single dose Scabies Due to Sarcoptes Scabiel Immunocompromised patients: 200 mcg/kg as single dose; may repeat in 14 days if necessar...
Y-site: amiodarone, diltiazem, dobutamine, dopamine, famotidine, lidocaine, pancuronium, ranitidine, sodium nitroprusside, streptokinase, tacrolimus, vecuronium IV Incompatibilities Additive: hydralazine, phenytoin Syringe: caffeine Y-site: alteplase, hydralazine ...