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Usual Adult Dose: Oral, the equivalent of penicillin V: 125 to 500 mg (200,000 to 800,000 units) every six to eight hours.
Note: Continuous prophylaxis of streptococcal infections in patients with a history of rheumatic heart disease and/or chorea: Oral, the equivalent of penicillin V-125 to 250 mg (200,000 to 400,000 units) every twelve hours.
Usual Adult Prescribing Limits: The equivalent of Penicillin V- up to 7.2 gm.
Usual Paediatric Dose: Oral, the equivalent of Penicillin V- infant and children up to 12 years of age: 2.5 to 9.3 mg per kg body weight every 4 hours; 3.75 to 14 mg per kg body weight every 6 hours; 5.0 to 18.7 mg per kg body weight every 8 hours.
