Question

A 40 pound, 3 year old, girl has a strep pharyngitis. You are prescribing amoxicillin instead of penicillin because it is acid stable and does not need to be taken on any empty stomach. The dose is 40 mg/kg/d given three times a day x 10 days. You write for: 1. Rx Amoxicillin 250 mg caps #30. Sig: i PO TID x 10d. NR. 2. Rx Amoxicillin 500 mg caps #30. Sig: i PO TID x 10d. NR. 3. Rx Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml susp #200ml. Sig: i tsp PO TID x 10d. NR. 4. Rx Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml susp # 200ml. Sig: 5 ml PO q8h x 10d. NR

Answer 1