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, SEE TABLE 1, SECTION 5.1), BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION, 2 G EVERY 4 HOURS FOR 10 - 14 DAYS
ENDOCARDITIS (IN COMBINATION WITH ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC IF NECESSARY, SEE TABLE 1, SECTION 5.1), 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