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What would the dosage be for an adult of amoxicillin 400mg/5ml susp 100ml ?

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Directions on dose: should have been written on the prescribed medicine or it's box. A dose of 5 ml to 10 ml every 8 hours would be typical.

Answered 9/3/2018

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