Dosages To Remember Flashcards
Amoxicillin dosage and duration
250-500mg 8 hourly
12g max per day
Amoxicillin indications
CAP, UTIs, exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, EO, prostatitis, acute pyelonephritis
Amoxicillin/clav dosage
500-875mg 12-hourly
Flucloxicillin dosage
250-500mg 6-hourly
Max 4g daily
Phenoxymethylpenicillin dosage
250-500mg 6-hourly
Max 3g daily
Cefalexin
250-500mg every 6-12 hours
Clindaymcin dosage
150-450mg every 6-8 hours
Doxycycline dosage
50-100mg daily usually
Up to 200mg max
Metronidazole dosage
200-400mg every 8-12 hours
4g max daily
Norfloxacin dosage
400mg every 12 hours
Max 800mg daily
Roxithromycin dosage
150mg twice daily
300mg max daily
Trimethoprim dosage
300mg daily at night
Or 150-300mg
Co-trimoxazole dosage
80/400mg-160/800mg-320/1600mg every 12 hours
Chloramphenicol dosage
Drops: 1 drop in each eye every 2 hours in the first 24-48 hours and then 6-hourly from thereon.
Oint: tds
Fluconazole dosage for vaginal thrush
150mg single dose
Nystatin dosage oral liquid for thrush
100,000 U qid
Famciclovir dosage oral for cold sores
1500mg as a single dose
Oseltamivir dosage and dose route
75mg twice daily for 5 days tablet
Zanamivir dosage and dose form
2 inhalations= 10mg twice daily for 5 days And inhaled
