Adult 400 mg every 6 hr. May be increased to max dose of 4 g daily. Administer at least 10 days for Strep infections.
Prophylaxis of recurrent rheumatic fever 400 mg bid.
Non-gonococcal urethritis 800 mg qid for 7 days.
Chlamydial infection 800 mg qid for 7 days or 400 mg qid for 14 days if w/ GI intolerance.
Pertussis 40-50 mg/kg daily in 4 divided doses for 5-14 days.
Legionnaire disease 1.6-4 g daily in divided doses.
Intestinal amebiasis 400 mg qid for 10-14 days.
Childn 30-50 mg/kg daily in 4 divided doses every 6 hr. Max: 3.2 g daily. Administer at least 10 days for Strep infections.
Community-acquired pneumonia in childn & infant >3 mth w/ presumed mild atypical infection (Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia trachomatis) or step-down therapy 10 mg/kg every 6 hr.
Chlamydial infection 50 mg/kg daily in 4 divided doses for 14 days.
Pertussis 40-50 mg/kg daily in 4 divided doses for 5-14 days.
Intestinal amebiasis 30-50 mg/kg daily in 4 divided doses for 10-14 days.
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