they can have 250mg. 3x a day. My son is also 45lbs and was just given this dosage for strep throat. I was also looking it up to make sure it was correct. I found that it was per the website on the Related Link below.
I thought the suspension concentration available fox Amoxicilline were 125 and 250 mg/5ml ... I don't know how you can end up with 400 mg and 5 ml.
Give it according to the prescription you got from the doctor.
250 mg. every 8 hours
Not sure
300 mg.
I advise you to take your little one to the doctor instead of relying on idiots from the internet. Use your brain a little better than that!
5ml
In a pinch, Benadryl for children is a safe over the counter antihistamine which also has sedating qualities. Be sure to only give the child the recommended dosage and only at night for bedtime purposes. Never, EVER give more than the recommended dosage.
This is a question you should be asking your Pediatrician. Too much of this drug and administered in the wrong way will cause harm and or death to an infant or young child.
Please call your health care provider today. If your child is being treated for strep throat, he needs immediate attention when passing brown urine, as this is a sign of complications in strep.
== Cowling rule is another method for determining the dosage of a drug to prescribed to a child. For this rule, the formulad== D(a+1)------24gives the child's dosage d, Where D is the adult dosage and a is the age of the child in years. If the adult dosage of a drug is 600 milligrams and a doctor uses this formula to determine that a child's dosage is 200 milligram, then how old is the child? =
The typical dose of Amoxicillin-Clavulante for children is 25-45 mg/kg per day, divided into two doses. For a 70 lb child, this would be approximately 635-1,143 mg per day. It is important to consult with a healthcare provider for the correct dosage based on the child's specific condition.
1.0 mg
250mg for a 90 pound child
An adult dose is the dosage that is safe for adults to ingest. It almost always larger than a child's dosage.
Fred's rule is a formula for finding pediatric medication dosages. It is as follows: Child's dosage = age in months divided by 150 multiplied by the adult dosage. For example: a 1 year old child weighs 16 lb. The normal adult dosage is 800mg. What is the child's dosage? x=12mos/150 * 800mg., x=.08 * 800 = 64mg.
formula how to compute for child dosage strength