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Therapeutic action
- Penicillin antibacterial
Indications
- Impetigo (preferably use cefalexin for this indication)
Forms and strengths
- 250 mg and 500 mg capsules
Dosage and duration
- Child over 10 years: 15 mg/kg 3 times daily for 7 days (max. 3 g daily)
- Adult: 1 g 3 times daily for 7 days
|
Age |
Weight |
250 mg capsule |
500 mg capsule |
|---|---|---|---|
|
10 to < 13 years |
30 to < 45 kg |
2 cap x 3 |
1 cap x 3 |
|
13 to < 15 years |
45 to < 55 kg |
3 cap x 3 |
– |
|
Adult |
≥ 55 kg |
4 cap x 3 |
2 cap x 3 |
Contra-indications, adverse effects, precautions
- Do not administer to patients with allergy to penicillin.
- Administer with caution to patients with allergy to cephalosporins (cross-sensitivity may occur) or severe renal impairment (reduce the dosage).
- May cause: gastrointestinal disturbances (particularly diarrhoea), allergic reactions sometimes severe; rarely, haematological disorders.
- Do not combine with methotrexate (increased methotrexate toxicity).
- Pregnancy: no contra-indication
- Breast-feeding: no contra-indication
Remarks
- Take between meals.
- Dicloxacillin, flucloxacillin and oxacillin are antibacterials used for the same indication.
- Also comes in powder for oral solution 125 mg/5 ml and 1 g capsules.
Storage
- Below 25 °C