<12 years
25-50mg/kg/day divided q6-8 hours
Max: 2000mg/day
≥12 years
125-500mg q6-8 hours
Alt: 25-50mg/kg/day divided q6-8 hours
Max: 2000mg/day
25-50mg/kg/day divided q6-8 hours
Max: 2000mg/day
125-500mg q6-8 hours
Alt: 25-50mg/kg/day divided q6-8 hours
Max: 2000mg/day
Acute
≤27kg: 250mg BID-TID x 10 days
>27kg: 500mg BID-TID x 10 days
Chronic Carrier (Group A streptococci
50mg/kg/day divided q6 hours x 10 days + rifampin
Max: 2000mg/day
Recurrent Rheumatic Fever, prophylaxis
250mg BID
≤27kg: 250mg BID-TID x 10 days
>27kg: 500mg BID-TID x 10 days
50mg/kg/day divided q6 hours x 10 days + rifampin
Max: 2000mg/day
250mg BID
25-50mg/kg/day divided BID-QID
Max: 500mg per dose (Stevens, 2005)
50-75mg/kg/day divided q6-8h hours
Max: 2000mg/day
Penicillin V
Penicillin G
Piperacillin
Tetracycline
Minocycline
Cephalexin
Carbapenems
Penicillins