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Is the prescribed dose of Amotaks too high?
Hello , my daughter is 2 years old and weighs 10.9kg. She was given amotaxis 500mg/5ml in a dosage of 2x3.5ml but isn't it too high a dose?
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Marta Janocha Pharmacist
2 years ago
This is not too high a dose.
Amotaks, which contains amoxicillin, is given based on the patient's body weight. For children weighing less than 40 kg, the usual recommended dose is between 40 mg and 90 mg for each kilogram of body weight, given in 2 to 3 divided doses. The maximum recommended dose should not exceed 100 mg amoxicillin per kilogram of body weight per day:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/4816/amotaks-granulat-do-wytworzenia-zawiesiny/apteki
Thus, with a body weight of 10.9 kg, the maximum dose per day is 10.9 ml suspension. Your child will take 7 ml of suspension per day.
Use Amotaks exactly as your doctor has told you for the duration of your treatment. Do not shorten or extend the duration of antibiotic therapy on your own.
I encourage you to familiarize yourself with additional materials that you may find useful:
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/fakty-i-mity-o-antybiotykach
https://www.gdziepolek.pl/blog/antybiotyki-czy-przestana-dzialac