Amoxicillin (Amoxil); Antibacterial, Penicillin ; Cap: 250, 500 mg
Drops: 50 mg/mL
Susp: 125 mg/5 mL, 250 mg/5 mL, 400 mg/5 mL
Tab: 500, 875 mg
Tab, chew: 125, 200, 250, 400 mg; 25-50 mg/kg/day PO bid-tid (max 500 mg/dose); doses as high as 80-90 mg/kg/day PO bid have been used to treat
highly resistant strains of Strep pneumoniae
Anthrax (if penicillin susceptible):
80 mg/kg/day PO q8h to complete 60-day course, max 1500 mg/day
May cause
diarrhea.