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Posted On : 30 Apr 2012

what is the dose of Ampoxin {Ampicillin plus Cloxacillin} in a 20 kg child and of age 10 years _?

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K

khalil alali

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150mg, kg

12 years ago

S

serdar

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1000 mg x4

12 years ago

P

prashant naik

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100mg, kg each. So will give 500 mg {250plus250} QID

12 years ago

M

mayank sharma

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2000 MG 4 DIV DOSES

12 years ago

I

imantaram agrawalla

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ampoxin 1000 iv three times daily

12 years ago

Answer 1

The dose for Ampicillin in Children Weighing 20 kg is as follows:-

For genitourinary or gastrointestinal tract infections, the usual dose is 100 mg, kg, day total, 4 times a day in equally divided and spaced doses. For respiratory infections, the usual dose is 50 mg, kg, day total, in equally divided and spaced doses three to four times daily.

The dose for Cloxacillin is as follows:-

Usual dose is 25 to 50 mg per kg , day total, 4 times a day in equally divided and spaced doses.

The dose of the combination is yet not known.

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