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Old 12-18-2011, 11:44 AM   #1
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Default Dosing of oral penicillins in children: is big child=half an adult, small child=half a big child, baby=half a small child

Dosing of oral penicillins in children: is big child=half an adult, small child=half a big child, baby=half a small child still the best we can do?
15 December 2011
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The improving Children’s Antibiotic Prescribing UK Research Network thinks it’s time to abandon this historical rule of thumb.


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Old 12-18-2011, 02:08 PM   #2
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mg per kg heck even used for dogs and cats!!!!!!!! and horses and cattle
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