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My 3 year old son is 32pounds and was given amoxicillin 400mg/5ml 100ml to take 5ml twice a day for strep. take all&finish. isn't the dosage too much

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Dr. Deborah Ungerleider answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

No, that dose is: fine. There is a dosing range depending on the child's weight, which is 40-80 mg/kg/day. He is 14.5 kg, so this dose is 55mg/kg/day, which is perfectly fine.

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Answered 4/23/2016

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