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Lyme disease - Management
Unclear if erythema migrans or cellulitis: children
Age from 1 month to 1 year 11 months
Multi-therapy: Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml s/f susp + flucloxacillin 125mg/ml sol
Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml s/f suspension: 16.7 mg/kg three times a day
Amoxicillin 125mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
*WEIGHT REQUIRED* Give 16.7mg per kg bodyweight (maximum of 500mg per dose) THREE times a day for 14 days.
Supply 100 ml.
Flucloxacillin oral solution: 125mg four times a day
Flucloxacillin 125mg/5ml oral solution
Take one 5ml spoonful four times a day for 14 days.
Supply 300 ml.
Age from 1 month to 3 years
Child weighs 10kg or less: co-amoxiclav 125/31mg/5ml s/f susp
Co-amoxiclav 125mg/31mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
*WEIGHT REQUIRED* Give 16.7mg of amoxicillin per kg bodyweight (maximum of 500mg per dose) THREE times a day for 14 days.
Supply 100 ml.
Age from 3 months to 11 years 11 months
Cefuroxime susp: 15mg/kg twice a day
Cefuroxime 125mg/5ml oral suspension
*WEIGHT REQUIRED* Give 15mg per kg bodyweight (maximum 500mg per dose) TWICE a day for 14 days.
Supply 70 ml.
Age from 1 year to 9 years 11 months
Multi-therapy: Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml s/f susp + flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml sol
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml s/f susp: 16.7mg/kg three times a day
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
*WEIGHT REQUIRED* Give 16.7mg per kg bodyweight (maximum of 500mg per dose) THREE times a day for 14 days.
Supply 100 ml.
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml suspension: 250mg four times a day
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
Take one 5ml spoonful four times a day for 14 days.
Supply 300 ml.
Age from 1 year to 11 years 11 months
Child weighs over 10kg: co-amoxiclav 250/62mg/5ml s/f susp
Co-amoxiclav 250mg/62mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
*WEIGHT REQUIRED* Give 16.7mg of amoxicillin per kg bodyweight (maximum of 500mg per dose) THREE times a day for 14 days.
Supply 100 ml.
Age from 10 years to 11 years 11 months
Multi-therapy: Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml s/f susp + flucloxacillin 500mg/10ml sol
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml s/f susp: 16.7 mg/kg three times a day
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
*WEIGHT REQUIRED* Give 16.7mg per kg bodyweight (maximum of 500mg per dose) THREE times a day for 14 days.
Supply 100 ml.
Flucloxacillin suspension: 500mg four times a day
Flucloxacillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
Take two 5ml spoonfuls four times a day for 14 days.
Supply 600 ml.
Age from 12 years to 15 years 11 months
Co-amoxiclav tablets: 500/125mg three times a day for 14 days
Co-amoxiclav 500mg/125mg tablets
Take one tablet three times a day for 14 days.
Supply 42 tablets.
Cefuroxime tablets: 500mg twice a day
Cefuroxime 250mg tablets
Take two tablets twice a day for 14 days.
Supply 56 tablets.
Multi-therapy: Amoxicillin 500mg capsules + flucloxacillin 500mg capsules
Amoxicillin capsules: 500mg three times a day
Amoxicillin 500mg capsules
Take one capsule three times a day for 14 days.
Supply 42 capsules.
Flucloxacillin capsules: 500mg four times a day
Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules
Take one capsule four times a day for 14 days.
Supply 56 capsules.
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