Inside, before or after eating.
The dose of the drug depends on the sensitivity of the causative agent of the infection and the localization of the infectious process.
Adults and children weighing more than 40 kg:
Usually prescribe 250 mg - 500 mg 3 times a day or 500 mg -1000 mg 2 times a day.
With sinusitis, community-acquired pneumonia and other severe infections it is recommended to prescribe 500 mg - 1000 mg 3 times a day. The maximum daily dose is 6 g.
Children with a body weight of less than 40 kg:
Usually prescribed at the rate of 20 mg - 40 mg / kg / day, divided into 3 doses or 25 mg - 45 mg / kg / day, divided into 2 doses. In cases where the probability of infection caused by a resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, recommended higher doses - 80 mg / kg / day, divided into 3 doses or 90 mg / kg / day, divided into 2 doses. The maximum daily dose for children is 100 mg / kg / day.
Lyme disease (borreliosis):
Adults and children with a body weight above 40 kg prescribe 500 mg - 1000 mg 3 times a day. Children with body weight less than 40 kg - 50 mg / kg / day, divided into 3 doses.
Eradication Helicobacter pylori in patients with peptic ulcer of the duodenum or stomach (always in combination with other drugs):
Adults appoint 1000 mg twice a day; children - 50 mg / kg / day, divided into 2 doses.
Prophylaxis of bacterial endocarditis:
Adults recommended 3 g for 1 hour before surgery and 1.5 g - 6 hours after the procedure.
Children recommended: 50 mg / kg / day before the procedure and 25 mg / kg / day - after the procedure.
With renal insufficiency:
With moderate renal failure (creatinine clearance from 10 to 50 ml / min: and / or 0.83-1.33 ml / s), amoxicillin is recommended after 8-12 hours, and in severe renal failure (creatinine clearance <10 ml / min and / or 0.16 ml / s) after 12-24 hours.
Preparation of a suspension for oral administration:
Boiling water at room temperature should be used to prepare the suspension.
Preparation of the suspension: turn the bottle and shake gently to make the powder loose. Then open the vial and pour water to about a quarter of the vial. Close the vial and shake it thoroughly. Open the vial and add water to the label. Close the vial and shake again.