It is approved for children 6 months or older and is a good option for kids with penicillin allergies
Contact your team's pharmacist (or the pharmacy at 764-8208) to discuss appropriate dosage (2
1 see dosing tables below for maximum doses evaluated by indication ZITHROMAX for oral suspension can be taken with or without food
( 1, 2) Azithromycin is easily administered to children as an oral suspension, with once-a-day dosing for a relatively short treatment duration (thre Infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is associated with the use of azithromycin in infants, use with caution in neonates and young infants
As a second-generation macrolide antibiotic, azithromycin can be used in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections, respiratory tract infections, otitis media, sinusitis, tonsillitis, and other diseases caused The optimal two-tiered age-based approach suggested a dose of 80 mg (2 mL) for children 1-2 months old and 160 mg (4 mL) for children 3-11 months old
On This Page Indications and Usage Dosage and Administration Dosage Forms and Strengths Contraindications Warnings and Precautions Adverse Reactions/Side Effects Drug Interactions Use In Specific Populations Overdosage Child dose by weight = (mg/dose) = Adult Dose in mg/kg/dose x Child Weight in kg Child doses based on BSA Child doses calculated by weight in some cases may lead to underdosage, whereas, dosages calculated by BSA give a higher value, and a better quality study
17 Meanwhile, increased risk of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (IHPS) in infants has been reported
PEDIATRIC DOSAGE GUIDELINES FOR OTITIS MEDIA, ACUTE BACTERIAL SINUSITIS, AND COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (Age 6 months and above, [see Use in Specific Populations (8
Depending on the condition being treated, your healthcare provider will usually tailor the dose based on your child's height and weight
Children 2 years of age and older—Dose is
1) • Pediatric patients (6 months and older): 60 mg/kg as a single dose, up to a maximum of 2 g
1 see dosing tables below for maximum doses evaluated by indication ZITHROMAX for oral suspension can be taken with or without food
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Pharmacology
Dosage
2 mg/kg q2 minutes up to 12 mg/dose every 1-2
Indications and
Acute otitis media 30 mg/kg as a single dose or 10 mg/kg once daily for 3 days or 10 PEDIATRIC DOSAGE GUIDELINES FOR OTITIS MEDIA, ACUTE BACTERIAL SINUSITIS,AND COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (Age 6 months and above
PEDIATRIC DOSAGE GUIDELINES FOR OTITIS MEDIA, ACUTE BACTERIAL SINUSITIS, AND COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA (Age 6 months and above, [see Use in Specific Populations (8
Azithromycin (molecular formula: C 38 H 72 N 2 O 12; molecular weight: 749), a semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic, is a 15-ring compound derived from erythromycin ()
Other symptoms may include headache, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting — especially among children
Cat Scratch Disease (Off-label) ≤45 kg: 10 mg/kg (not to exceed 500 mg/dose) PO as single dose; then 5 mg/kg (not to exceed 250 mg/dose) PO qDay on days 2 through 5 Coadministration of nelfinavir at steady-state with a single oral dose of azithromycin resulted in increased The recommended dose of ZITHROMAX for oral suspension for the treatment of pediatric patients with acute otitis media is 30 mg/kg given as a single dose or 10 mg/kg once daily for 3 days or 10 mg/kg as a single dose on the first day followed by 5 mg/kg/day on Days 2 through 5
4 mg/kg/day แบ่งให้วันละ 3 - 4 ครั้ง
Typically, the dosage ranges from 5 to 20 mg per kilogram of body weight once daily for three to five days
which is less than the pediatric dose of 60
Child 6 months–17 years (body-weight up to 15 kg) 10 mg/kg once daily for 3 days
Recommendations for treatment of children with a history of type I hypersensitivity to penicillin vary
In clinical studies involving 487 patients with acute otitis media given a single 30 mg/kg dose of azithromycin, eight patients who vomited within 30 minutes of dosing were re-dosed at the same total dose
At these two doses a
2mg/kg per dose given 4 times daily, with a maximum dose of 10 mg 4 times daily for a mean duration of therapy of 7