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Cefuroxime

Dosage;

By mouth (as cefuroxime axetil), 250mg twice daily in most infections

including mild to moderate lower respiratory-tract infections (e.g. bronchitis);

doubled for more severe lower respiratory-tract infections or if pneumonia suspected.

Urinary-tract infection, 125mg twice daily, doubled in pyelonephritis. Gonorrhoea, 1g as a single dose.

Child over 3 months, 125mg twice daily, if necessary doubled in child over 2 years with otitis media.

Lyme disease, adult and child over 12 years, 500mg twice daily for 14-21 days

(for 28 days in Lyme arthritis) [unlicensed duration].

By I.M injection or I.V injection or infusion, 750mg every 6-8 hours;

1.5g every 6-8 hours in severe infections; single doses over 750mg I.V route only.

Child usual dose 60 mg/kg daily (range 30-100mg/kg daily) in 3-4 divided doses

(2-3 divided doses in neonates).

Gonorrhoea, 1.5g as a single dose by intramuscular injection (divided between 2 sites).

Surgical prophylaxis, 1.5g by intravenous injection at induction;

up to 3 further doses of 750mg may be given by intramuscular or intravenous injection

every 8 hours for high-risk procedures. Meningitis, 3g intravenously every 8 hours; C

hild, 200-240 mg/kg daily (in 3-4 divided doses) reduced to 100 mg/kg daily after 3 days

or on clinical improvement; neonate, 100mg/kg daily reduced to 50mg/kg daily.