FORMULARY PEADIATRIC
ANTIPYRETICS / ANALGESIA
ANTIHISTAMINES
ANTIBIOTICS
PARACETAMOL
IBUPROFEN
CODEINE
CETIRIZINE
PIRITON
FEXOFENADINE
AMOXICILLIN
CLARITHROMYCIN
PHENOXYMETHYLPENICILLIN
DOXYCYCLINE
ERYTHROMYCIN
ANTIBIOTICS
CO-AMOXICLAV AUGMENTIN
1 to 11 months,
125 mg three times a day for 5 days
125 mg three times a day for 5 days
1 to 4 years,
250 mg three times a day for 5 days
250 mg three times a day for 5 days
5 to 17 years,
500 mg three times a day for 5 days
500 mg three times a day for 5 days
NITROFURANTOIN
TRIMETHOPRIM
ANTIBIOTICS
1 See BNF for children for appropriate use and dosing in specific populations, for example hepatic impairment and renal impairment.
2 The age bands apply to children of average size and, in practice, the prescriber will use the age bands in conjunction with other factors such as the severity of the condition and the child's size in relation to the average size of children of the same age. Doses given are by mouth using immediate-release medicines, unless otherwise stated.
3 Amoxicillin or erythromycin are preferred in young women who are pregnant.
4 Doxycycline should not be given to young women who are pregnant and the possibility of pregnancy should be considered in young women of childbearing age (BNF for children, December 2018).
2 The age bands apply to children of average size and, in practice, the prescriber will use the age bands in conjunction with other factors such as the severity of the condition and the child's size in relation to the average size of children of the same age. Doses given are by mouth using immediate-release medicines, unless otherwise stated.
3 Amoxicillin or erythromycin are preferred in young women who are pregnant.
4 Doxycycline should not be given to young women who are pregnant and the possibility of pregnancy should be considered in young women of childbearing age (BNF for children, December 2018).
12 to 17 years,
200 mg on first day, then 100 mg once a day for 4 days (5-day course in total)
200 mg on first day, then 100 mg once a day for 4 days (5-day course in total)
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