Natravox Dosage/Direction for Use

Duration of therapy should be appropriate to the indication and should not exceed 14 days without review.
Tablets: Tablets are not recommended in children ≤12 years.
Since both 250 mg/125 mg and 500 mg/125 mg tablets contain the same amount of clavulanic acid, two 250 mg/125 mg tablets are not equivalent to one 500 mg/125 mg tablet. Therefore, two 250 mg/125 mg tablets should not be substituted for one 500 mg/125 mg tablet.
Adults: Usual Dose: Mild to Moderate Infections: 250 mg/125 mg tab 3 times a day or 500 mg/125 mg tab twice a day.
Severe Infections: 500 mg/125 mg tab 3 times a day.
Dental Infections: 250 mg/125 mg tab 3 times a day for 5 days or 500 mg/125 mg tab twice a day for 5 days.
Suspension: Children: Based on the amoxicillin component, Natravox suspension should be dosed as follows: Patients ≥3 months: Severe Infections, Otitis Media, Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: 125 mg/31.25 mg/5 mL and 250 mg/62.5 mg/5 mL: 40 mg/kg/day every 8 hrs.
400 mg/57 mg/5 mL: 45 mg/kg/day every 8 hrs.
Neonates and Infants <3 months: 125 mg/31.25 mg/5 mL and 250 mg/62.5 mg/5 mL: 30 mg/kg/day divided every 12 hrs (125 mg/5 mL suspension is recommended).
Less Severe Infections: 125 mg/31.25 mg/5 mL and 250 mg/62.5 mg/5 mL: 20 mg/kg/day every 8 hrs.
400 mg/57 mg/5 mL: 25 mg/kg/day every 8 hrs.
Treatment duration for otitis media is 10 days.
Administration: Swallow whole without chewing. To minimize potential GI intolerance, administer at the start of a meal. The absorption of co-amoxiclav is optimized when taken at the start of a meal.