ADULTS :- 250 MG TO 500 MG THREE TIMES A DAY.
CHILDREN UP TO 10 YEARS 125 MG TO 250 MG EVERY 8 HOURLY. CHILDREN UNDER 20 KG OF BODY WT :- 20 TO 40 MG/KG DAILY.
DOSES FOR GONORRHOEA, UNCOMPLICATED ACUTE U.T.I :- 1-3 GM 8 HOURLY.
RESPIATORY TRACT INFECTION :- 3 GM TWICE DAILY.
CHILDREN 3 TO 10 YEARS WITH OTITIS MEDIA :- 750 MG TWICE DAILY FOR 2 DAYS.
AMOXYCILLIN IS ADMINISTERED BY I.M. OR SLOW I.V. INJECTION IN DOSES OF 500 MG EVERY 8 HOURS. SEVERE INFECTION :- 1 GM GIVEN EVERY 6 HOURS BY SLOW I.V. INJ OVER 3 TO 4 MINUTE OR BY INFUSION OVER 30 TO 60 MINUTES.
CHILDREN :- 50-100 MG/KG/BODY WT. DAILY BY INJ IN DIVIDED DOSES. DOSES SHOULD BE REDUCED IN SEVERE RENAL IMPAIRMENT.
LISTERIAL MENINGITIS (IN COMBINATION WITH ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC) BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, 2 G EVERY 4 HOURS FOR 10 - 14 DAYS
ENDOCARDITIS (IN COMBINATION WITH ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC IF NECESSARY), BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, 2 G EVERY 6 HOURS, INCREASED TO 2 G EVERY 4 HOURS E.G. IN ENTEROCOCCAL ENDOCARDITIS OR IF AMOXICILLIN USED ALONE