Tab Adult & childn >12 yr, >50 kg Recommended dose: 400 mg once daily.
Uncomplicated multidrug-resistant typhoid fever 15-20 mg/kg/24 hr for 7-14 days.
Quinolone-resistant typhoid fever 20 mg/kg/24 hr for 7-14 days.
Uncomplicated cervical/urethral gonococcal infections 400 mg as single dose.
Strep pyogenes infections At least 10 days.
Oral susp Childn Recommended dose: 8 mg/kg daily as single dose or 4 mg/kg in 2 divided doses every 12 hr.
Childn 37.5 kg 15 mL daily,
31.25 kg 12.5 mL daily,
25 kg 10 mL daily,
18.75 kg 7.5 mL daily,
12.5 kg 5 mL daily,
6.25 kg 2.5 mL daily.
Uncomplicated multidrug- & quinolone-resistant typhoid fever 20 mg/kg/24 hr in divided doses bd for 7 days.
Strep pyogenes infections At least 10 days.
CrCl >60 mL/min 400 mg daily,
21-60 mL/min 300 mg daily,
<20 mL/min 200 mg daily.