Question 213 · LDEK · Pharmacotherapy in oral surgery
What amount of amoxicillin suspension (500 mg/5 ml) should be administered to an 8- year-old child weighing 25 kg before the extraction of tooth 46, if the child belongs to the risk group of infectious endocarditis:
- A. 2 mL.
- B. 5 mL.
- C. 10 mL.
- D. 12.5 mL.
- E. 20 mL.
Hint
Use the paediatric mg/kg prophylactic dose of amoxicillin and convert it with the concentration of the suspension.
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