They may have missed that we max out the dose of amoxicillin at 500mg twice daily or 1000mg once daily. I think it's fine for her to take a single dose of the 875mg tonight, then call them in the AM to see if you can get 500mg tablets instead.https://www.cdc.gov/groupastrep/diseases-hcp/scarlet-fever.html
Dr.'s office is closed but I plan to call them tomorrow to verify... but I'm curious. My kiddo, 9F 29kg was prescribed pills instead of suspension because there is a shortage here, but it seems like she was prescribed an adult dose- 875mg every 12 hours, which works out to just over 60mg per kg per day. This seems to be roughly double the recommendation for children under 12.... source here: https://www.drugs.com/dosage/amoxicillin.html#Usual_Pediatric_Dose_for_Tonsillitis_PharyngitisThe diagnosis is scarlet fever, rapid strep test came back positive. I'm considering giving her half a pill tonight, or maybe just waiting until tomorrow when I can verify dosing with the doc. Do I have other options? Is there a better site for dosing information? I don't want to be the stereotypical "dr Google" but I know how EHR's work and I wonder if the system goofed when the med was switched from pediatric suspension to pill form, and I don't want to give my kid unnecessary diarrhea or whatever other nasty side effects might come from too strong a dose.