Low
Excellent
$0.50/day
Renally cleared, requires dosage adjustment with changes in renal function. Consult a pharmacist for renal dosing.
Enteric fever75-100 mg/kg/day PO q8h x 14 days
Salmonella GE40-50 mg/kg/day PO q8h x 5 days
UTI10-25 mg/kg/dose PO q8h
Pneumonia40 mg/kg/dose PO BD x 5 days
500 mg PO q8h (Urinary tract infection)
1000 mg PO q8h (Community acquired pneumonia in pregnancy)
Therapy of streptococcal, enterococcal infections as well as susceptible gram negative infections.
Commonly used for upper respiratory infections and urinary tract infection (when organisms susceptible)
Antimicrobial class: Aminopenicillin
Average serum half life: Neonates, full-term: 3.7 hours
Infants and children: 1 to 2 hours
Route of Elimination: Renal excretion (60% unchanged drug)
