📋 Indications & Clinical Dosage
*Acute infections due to sensitive Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, Upper & Lower Respiratory Infection, Urinary Tract Infection:*
Adult: 200-400 mg daily in 1-2 divided doses.
Children 6-11 months: 75 mg daily; 1-4 years: 100 mg daily; 5-9 years: 200 mg daily; 10-17 years: 200-400 mg daily, alternatively100-200 mg twice daily
Uncomplicated gonorrhea, Otitis Media:
Adults & Children 12 yrs: 400 mg once daily or 200 mg every 12 hr; 6 months- 12 yrs: 8 mg/ kg once daily or 4 mg/kg every 12 hr.
⚠️ Adverse Reactions / Side Effects
Abdominal discomfort, agranulocytosis,allergic reactions,anaphylaxis, aplastic anaemia, blood disorders, confusion, disturbances in liver enzymes, dizziness, eosinophilia, haemolytic anaemia, hallucinations, headache, hypertonia, leucopenia, nervousness, pruritus, rashes, fever and arthralgia, sleep disturbances, urticaria, GI disturbances, Rare: Stevens-Johnson syndrome, thrombocytopenia, toxic epidermal necrolysis, transient cholestatic jaundice, transient hepatitis