Tablet
500 mg
Dosage Forms
Uses
Dose and Duration
Urinary tract infections
Adult and child >12 years: 1 g every 6 hours for 7 days. In chronic infections, reduce dose to 500 mg every 6 hours
Child 3 months–12 years: 12.5 mg/kg every 6 hours for 7 days reduced to 7.5 mg/kg every 6 hours in prolonged therapy or 15 mg/kg twice daily for prophylaxis