Amoxicillin

(Amoxil/Polymox,Trimox)

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FORMULATION:

trade/generic 250, 500 mg caps/ 500, 875mg tabs/

250 mg, 400 mg chews

200mg/5ml 400mg/5ml suspension (125mg/5ml , 250mg/5ml) 

DOSING:

45 mg/kg/day divided TID (NML)

80-90 mg/kg/day divided BID (HIGH)

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NML DOSING(TID)

5kg/ 11lbs / 2mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 2 ml TID (NML)

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6.5kg/ 15lbs/ 4mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 2 ml TID (NML)

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8kg/ 17lbs/ 6mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 3 ml TID (NML)

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9kg/ 22lbs/ 9mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 3 ml TID (NML)

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10kg/ 22lbs/ 12mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 4 ml  PO TID (NML)

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11kg/ 24 lbs/ 15mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 4 ml  TID (NML)

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13kg/ 28lbs/ 2yr

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 5 ml  TID (NML)

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15kg/ 33lbs/ 3yr

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 5 ml  TID (NML)

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19kg/ 42lbs/ 5yr

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 4 ml  TID (NML)

or

Amoxicillin one 400 mg chewable tab TID (NML)

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Adults and kids over 8 yrs

Amoxicillin one 500 mg tab TID (NML)

 

 

NML DOSING(BID)

5kg/ 11lbs / 2mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 3 ml PO BID (NML)

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6.5kg/ 15lbs/ 4mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 3 ml PO BID (NML)

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8kg/ 17lbs/ 6mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 5 ml PO BID (NML)

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9kg/ 22lbs/ 9mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 5 ml PO BID (NML)

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10kg/ 22lbs/ 12mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 5 ml  PO BID (NML)

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11kg/ 24 lbs/ 15mon

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 3 ml  PO BID (NML)

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13kg/ 28lbs/ 2yr

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 4 ml PO BID (NML)

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15kg/ 33lbs/ 3yr

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 4 ml PO BID (NML)

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19kg/ 42lbs/ 5yr

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 5 ml  PO BID (NML)

or

Amoxicillin one 400 mg chewable tab BID (NML)

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Adults and kids over 8 yrs

Amoxicillin one 500 mg tab BID (NML)

 

HIGH DOSING

5kg/ 11lbs / 2mon

Amoxicillin (200 mg/5ml) 5 ml  BID (HIGH)

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6.5kg/ 15lbs/ 4mon

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 3 ml  BID (HIGH)

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8kg/ 17lbs/ 6mon

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 4 ml BID (HIGH)

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9kg/ 22lbs/ 9mon

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 5 ml BID (HIGH)

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10kg/ 22lbs/ 12mon

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml)  5 ml BID (HIGH)

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11kg/ 24 lbs/ 15mon

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 6 ml BID (HIGH)

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13kg/ 28lbs/ 2yr

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 7 ml BID (HIGH)

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15kg/ 33lbs/ 3yr

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 8 ml BID (HIGH)

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19kg/ 42lbs/ 5yr

Amoxicillin (400 mg/5ml) 10 ml BID (HIGH)

or

Amoxicillin two 400 mg chewable tab BID (HIGH)

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Adults or kids over 10 yrs

Amoxicillin two 500 mg tab BID (HIGH)