Augmentin Dosage Guidelines for Adolescents

Dosage Recommendations

• The American Academy of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Society of America recommend a dose of 875 mg amoxicillin component every 12 hours for skin/skin structure or respiratory tract infections, which corresponds to the standard Augmentin formulation of 875 mg amoxicillin/125 mg clavulanate 1

Treatment Duration

• The American Academy of Family Physicians recommends a minimum 10-day treatment course for Streptococcus pyogenes infections to prevent acute rheumatic fever 2

Maximum Dosage

• The maximum daily dose of amoxicillin for both adults and children is 4 grams per day, and for children, high-dose amoxicillin is defined as 90 mg/kg/day, not to exceed 4000 mg/day 3