Amoxicillin + Clavulanic Acid

Adults: Adults and children over 12 years, Tablet: The usual adult dose is one 625 mg Tablet every 12 hours or one 375 mg Tablet every 8 hours. For more severe infections and infections of the respiratory tract, the dose should be one 1 gm Tablet every 12 hours or one 625 mg Tablet every 8 hours. Suspension: Children 6 to 12 years: 2 teaspoonful every 8 hours. Children 1 to 6 years: 1 teaspoonful every 8 hours. Children below 1 year: 25 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours, for example a 7.5 kg child would require 2 ml suspension t.i.d. Treatment should not be extended beyond 14 days without review. Forte suspension: The usual recommended daily dosage is 25/3.6 mg/kg/day in mild to moderate infections (upper respiratory tract infections such as recurrent tonsilitis, lower respiratory infections, and skin and soft tissue infections). For serious infections, 45/6.4 mg/kg/day is used for the treatment of more serious infections (upper respiratory tract infections such as otitis media and sinusitis, lower respiratory infections such as bronchopneumonia, and urinary tract infections). Children of 2 to 12 years, Mild to moderate infections: 25/3.6 mg/kg/day (Suspension). 2 to 6 years (13 to 21 kg): 2.5 ml suspension b.i.d. 7 to 12 years (22 to 40 kg): 5 ml suspension b.i.d. Serious infections: 45/6.4 mg/kg/day (Forte Suspension). 2 to 6 years (13 to 21 kg): 5 ml suspension b.i.d. 7 to 12 years (22 to 40 kg): 10 ml suspension b.i.d. IV Injection, Adults: Usually 1.2 gm every 8 hours, increased in more serious infections to 1.2 gm every 6 hours. For surgical prophylaxis, the usual dose is 1.2 gm at induction; for high risk procedures such as colorectal surgery, up to 2 to 3 gm may be given every 8 hours. Children: 0 to 3 months: 30 mg/kg every 8 hours (every 12 hours in the perinatal period and in premature infants). 3 months to 12 years: usually 30 mg/kg every 8 hours, increased in more serious infection to 30 mg/kg every 6 hours.