Amoxicillin Dosage (augmenton)

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I (adult) was prescribed 875MG tablets of AMOX/CLAV - 1 tablet 2x a day for strep throat over a month ago but I am now better. My daughter who is 7 weighs 45 pounds has strep now and I have about 18 Augmenton pills left over. What is the dosage for her age? She has had to take pills in the past and I was going to break them up for the correct dosage but i'm not sure what that is. Her insurance does not kick in until the 1st of the month so if it possible just to give her my leftover meds it would save me a ton of money that I don't really have. If it is not possible then I would of course take her into the Dr.

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Hello, Beth! How is your daughter?

No, it is never a good idea to try to dose a child with something that was prescribed for an adult. She may not even have an infection, her symptoms could be due to something else.

Additionally, when you are prescribed an antibiotic, you need to finish the full course of treatment, so you don't have any left over. If you don't, you create the risk of your developing antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Have you taken her to the doctor, yet?

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