Amoxicillin pediatric dosing

Higher dose amoxicillin, amoxicillin-davulanate (eg., 90 mg/kg/day) is used for penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae fluoroquinolones are avoided in pediatric patients because of the potential for cartilage damage however, their use in pediatrics is emerging. Doses shown are extrapolated from adults and will require further study. 

A physician prescribes Amoxil (amoxicillin) oral pediatric suspension for a patient to be taken in doses of 1/2 teaspoonful four times a day for seven days. How many milliliters of the suspension should be dispensed to provide the quantity for the prescribed dosage regimen ... 

Pediatric patients 3 months and older- Based on the amoxicillin component (600 mg/5 mL), the recommended dose ot Augmentin ES-600 is 90 mg/kg/day divided every 12 hours, administered for 10 days (see table below). 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2001b). Commentary on non-labeled dosing of oral amoxicillin in adults and pediatrics for post-exposure inhalational anthrax. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Retrieved March 13, 2007 from http //www.fda.gov/cder/ drugprepare/amox-anthrax.htm... 

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