augmentin liquid for peds 90 mg/kg?
What do you guys do when you are asked about dosing augmentin liquid for kids with acute otitis media. The docs usually want to go with 90 mg/kg but when they calculate the dose they come walking over to me because the dose is usually a lot more than an adult dose for the same indication. It's isn't hard to get into the 4000-6000 mg/day dosing.
Lexicomp states "Maximum dose has not been established for AOM; however, 4,000 mg/day has been suggested"
My answer if usually to state...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 27, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: storyhill2 Tags: Pharmacy Source Type: forums
Re: Acute middle ear infection (acute otitis media) in children
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Using Ceftriaxone to treat Acute Otitis Media
It seems in the last 3-6 months I’ve seen at least 1-2 kids a month that need a course of Ceftriaxone to treat ear infections that didn’t seem to respond to oral antibiotics.
I’m only 3 years post residency. And in residency I think I probably saw a max of three kids that needed Ceftriaxone.
I practice in the suburbs of an East Coast city. Maybe the number of cases I’m seeing aren’t that significant and so I’m wondering if anyone else is seeing anything similar in their practices? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
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