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I Gave My 12 Year Old 50 Ml Of Amoxicillin
Question: I gave my 12 year old 50 ml of amoxicillin today instead of 18ml. Will this harm her. She has strep throat bad and fever.
Brief Answer:
She took almost 3 times the dose
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
I am assuming the child's weight is around 40 kg. Kindly let me know the constitution of the syrup as per mg/ml of medicine.
If she has been prescribed 18 ml but took 50 ml, then I would give the next dose after 24 hours. I will expect most of the medicine to excrete in 24 hrs. Give her more fluids to eliminate faster.
The side effects can be expected of gastro-intestinal problems and sedation, headache etc. If any symptom appears weird or intolerable then emergency help will be needed. Ideally I will like to vomit out the medicine within 4 hrs of intake and take next dose after 24 hrs only. Can take doctor's help in vomiting if 4 hrs have not elapsed.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
She took almost 3 times the dose
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
I am assuming the child's weight is around 40 kg. Kindly let me know the constitution of the syrup as per mg/ml of medicine.
If she has been prescribed 18 ml but took 50 ml, then I would give the next dose after 24 hours. I will expect most of the medicine to excrete in 24 hrs. Give her more fluids to eliminate faster.
The side effects can be expected of gastro-intestinal problems and sedation, headache etc. If any symptom appears weird or intolerable then emergency help will be needed. Ideally I will like to vomit out the medicine within 4 hrs of intake and take next dose after 24 hrs only. Can take doctor's help in vomiting if 4 hrs have not elapsed.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee
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