Usual Recommended Dose in Children: Total daily dose: 8 mg/kg body weight given as a single dose or divided into two equal doses every 12 hours (except for urinary tract infections where once daily dosing must be used, since twice daily dosing was shown to be not as effective in clinical trials). (See Table 2.)
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Typhoid Fever in Children: Total daily dose:
15 to 20 mg/kg body weight given as a single dose or divided into two equal doses every 12 hours for 7 to 14 days.
Maximum dose: 400 mg/day.
Directions for Reconstitution:
See Table 3.
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