amoxicillin 500mg capsules

Less than 40 kg: 40 mg/kg/day orally in divided doses every 8 hours or 45 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 12 hours. 500mg At least 40 kg: 500 mg orally every 8 hours or 875 mg every 12 hours Empiric therapy for presumed bacterial pneumonia: 90 mg/kg/day orally in 2 divided doses; maximum 4 g/day