Chewable Amoxicillin?

[badasshairday]

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Does it still exist? My GF is working on an assignment for school and she thinks her assignment is hinting at dosing a chewable form of Amox for a kid with strep pharyngitis. The question stipulates that the kid (37kg) doesn't like to swallow pills, liquids make him gag, but he does take a chewable vitamin qday.

I'm thinking, just give the kid pennacillin 0.3million units IM x1 and be done with it. But she thinks she should use a chewable.

EDIT:
Actually I think we found chewable form on Epocrates. So since the kid is 37kg, and the does is 50mg/kg qday, he would need 1850mg qday. But the max does states it is 1000mg/dose. So would we dose it 900mg bid to get close to 1850mg qday, or just do straight 1000mg qday since this is the max "dose."

Thanks for the help.

 

[BigRedBeta]

What kind of homework problem is this?

yes, chewable amoxicillin exists...

I personally prefer going the IM route (you, however, might want to check your dosing given the weight)

 

[badasshairday]

What kind of homework problem is this?

yes, chewable amoxicillin exists...

I personally prefer going the IM route (you, however, might want to check your dosing given the weight)

Pediatrics rotation problem set. They definitely want the chewable.

So if the the max dose is stated as 1000mg/dose, do I just give this kid 1000mg qday, even though based on his weight of 37kg, he would need 1850mg qday (50mg/kg qday)? 11 year old healthy boy.

Thanks for the help.

EDIT: I think it makes sense to does it 900mg CHewable PO bid for this kid.

Argh! There are only 125, 200, 250, 400mg doses forms. So it would be 4 tabs of 250mg CHewable PO bid. This would be 1000mg two times a day. Does that sound right? Or is 2 tabs of 400mg CH PO bid for a total of 1600mg per day despite needing 1850mg per day?

 

[BigRedBeta]

I'm talking about your IM dosing...

 

[badasshairday]

I'm talking about your IM dosing...

Ooops, yeah it is 0.9million units. Thanks.

 

[Stitch]

A bit late to make a difference, but closing. Aside from being homework help, it's cross posted.