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My 6 yr old son has strep a and the clinic prescibed him clarithromycin 250 mg tablets twice a day. yellow oval ones. is this the right dosage? he wont take the liquid.
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Medication dose: In order to find out the correct dose for a child it is necessary to know his weight and calculate dose. You may confirm with the pharmacist who dispensed the medication and make sure it is the correct dose for your child.
Answered 4/13/2016
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Sounds right: Clarithromycin is a well accepted antibiotic used for strep throat. The correct dosage for children is 15mg per kg per day divided evenly into two equal doses. The maximum dose is 1000mg per day or 500mg per dose. For a 6 yr old child 250mg per dose twice daily sounds approximately right for a 6 year old boy.
Answered 1/19/2017
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