Antimicrobial Dosages for Children and Infants Over 2 Months

For dosages for non antimicrobial medicines see full Zimbabwe STG

For infants under one month see Neonatal Conditions
Read the dosage column carefully in conjunction with the "doses/day" column
Do not exceed the adult dose; the dosage per kg is not applicable for children >40kg

Medicine	Route	Dose	Frequency
Amoxicillin 125mg/5mL syrup	po	16mg/kg	8 hourly
Ampicillin 500mg injection	im/iv	mild 12.5mg/kg severe 25mg/kg	6 hourly
Benzylpenicillin 3g injection = 5MU	iv/im	50,000 – 100,000u/kg (0.05 – 0.1MU/kg)	6 hourly
Chloramphenicol 1g injection; 125mg/5ml syrup	iv/im/po	mild 12.5mg severe (meningitis) 25mg/kg	6 hourly
Clindamycin 75mg/5mL syrup; 250mg capsule; 1g injection	po/im	mild 4mg/kg severe 10mg/kg	6 hourly
Cloxacillin 125mg/5ml syrup; 250mg capsule; 0.5g injection	iv/im/po	12.5 to 25mg/kg	6 hourly
Cotrimoxazole 120mg tab; 480mg tab; 240mg/5ml syrup	po	normal dose 30mg/kg	12 hourly
Cotrimoxazole 120mg tab; 480mg tab; 240mg/5ml syrup	po	high dose 60mg/kg	12 hourly
Erythromycin 125mg/5mL syrup	po	6.25 to 12.5mg/kg	6 hourly
Ethambutol 100mg dispersible tablet	po	15mg/kg	once a day
Gentamicin 20mg/ml injection; 40mg/ml injection	iv/im	7.5mg/kg	once a day
Griseofulvin 125mg/5ml syrup; 125mg tablet; 500mg tablet	po	5mg/kg	12 hourly
Isoniazid 100mg tablet	po	10mg to 20mg/kg	once a day
Kanamycin 1g injection	im	7.5mg/kg	12 hourly
Ketoconazole 200mg tab; 100mg/5ml	po	5 to 10mg/kg	once a day
Metronidazole 200mg tab; 1g suppository; 5mg/ml injection; 200mg/5ml syrup	pr/iv	severe anaerobic inf 7.5mg/kg	8 hourly
	po	intestinal amoebiasis 10mg/kg
	po	giardiasis 5mg/kg
Nitrofurantoin 50mg tab	po	1.5mg/kg (age >3 month)	4 times a day
Penicillin V 125mg/5ml syrup 250mg tablet	po	12.5mg/kg	6 hourly
Procaine Penicillin 300mg/ml injection	im	50mg/kg	once a day
Rifampicin 300mg cap; 100mg/5ml syrup	po	10 to 20mg/kg	daily