Skipping antibiotic doses can lower drug levels and reduce effectiveness. • Missing doses—especially multiple—can slow recovery and raise antibiotic resistance risk. • Don’t double doses; take a ...

Background: High dose (70 to 90 mg/kg/day) amoxicillin is recommended as first line therapy of acute otitis media (AOM) in geographic areas where drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae is prevalent.

Results of a gold-standard study published November 2 in JAMA hold promise for reducing the length of antibiotic courses for pediatric patients with pneumonia. In CAP-IT, 814 children who were ...

Amoxicillin, clavulanic acid (as potassium); 200mg/28.5mg cherry-banana flavor, contains phenylalanine; 400mg/57mg cherry-banana flavor, contains phenylalanine. Amoxicillin binds to penicillin-binding ...

The effectiveness of antibiotic treatment depends on a person taking it correctly. Missing several doses of an antibiotic can result in ineffective treatment and potentially contribute to ...