Augclav Dosage/Direction for Use

Maximum daily dosage for Clavulanic Acid (in the form of potassium salt) is 600 mg for adults and 10 mg/kg body weight for children.
Maximum daily dosage for Amoxicillin is 6 grams for adults and 45 mg/kg body weight for children.
In moderate renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance 10 to 30 mL/min), the dose should be reduced, or the dosage interval prolonged to 12 hours, respectively, and in anuria to 48 hours or more.
625 mg tablet: Adults and children over 12 years of ago: in severe infections 1 tablet 3 times daily.
Treatment with Augclav 625 must not exceed 14 days without medical re-examination.
1000 mg tablet: Adults and children over 12 years (40 kg body weight): The usual daily dose in moderate infections is 1 tablet of Augclav 625 mg every 12 hours. In severe infections the dose is 1 tablet of Augclav 1000 mg every 12 hours.
Children: Tablets should not be given to children under 12 years (40 kg body weight).
Dosage in renal insufficiency: In patients w/ moderate renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance 10 to 30 mL/min), the dose is 1 tablet of Augclav 625 mg every 12 hours.
In patients with severe renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance less than 10 mL/min), the dose is 1 tablet of Augclav 625 mg every 24 hours.
228 mg/5 mL and 457 mg/5 mL dry syrup: In children (above 3 months of age) the exact doses are based on body weight. Depending upon severity of infection, the daily dose in children under 40 kg body weight is 25-45 mg/kg body weight/day (based on amoxicillin component), divided into two equal doses.
Dosage of Augclav 228/457 Dry Syrup in children: In otitis, sinusitis, lower respiratory tract infections, and other severe infections, the usual dosage in children is 45 mg/kg/daily (based on the amoxicillin component) every 12 hours.
In moderate infections, the daily dosage is 25 mg/kg/daily every 12 hours.
Reconstitution: Shake the bottle to loosen the powder, add water in two portions, first to 2/3 and then to the mark, and shake vigorously each time.