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My 10 year old daughter stood on a rusty nail she was given the tetnus shot and she was given 1000mg aumentin sr tablets twice a day. is this dosage correct. she weighs 25kg?

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Yes: Actually they could have given a little more & been within the recommended dose guidelines.

Answered 5/28/2019

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