5. Dosage schedule of Lefoxin
Type of infection
Dosed every 24
Hours
Duration
(days)
Nosocomial pneumonia
500mg
7-14
Community Acquired pneumonia
500mg
7-14
Acute bacterial sinusitis
500mg
10-14
Acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic
bronchitis
Complicated skin an skin structure
infection (SSSI)
Uncomplicated SSSI
500 mg
7
500mg
7-10
500mg
7-10
Chronic bacterial prostatitis
500mg
28
Complicated Urinary tract Infection or
acute Pyelonephritis
Uncomplicated Urinary tract Infection
250mg
10
250mg
3
6. Dosage schedule of Lefoxin
Age
Six months to
younger than
five years
Comparator Drug
dosage
22.5 mg per Kg
amoxicillin/calvulanic
acid (Augmentin) oral
suspension twice
daily9maximal dosage
875 mg per day
Dosage
10 mg per Kg
oral
suspension
twice daily
(maximal
dosage per
day)
Am Fam physician (2008) Mar 15;77(6):838-842