Amoxicillin		Otitis Media
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office with fever rhinorrhea and crankiness of several days duration He was recently prescribed a course of amoxicillin 80 mg kg dose for 10 days which he finished 3 days ago for his first documented episode of acute otitis media AOM He has appropriately received three doses of the seven valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV7 at earlier checkups

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in vitro activity and in vivo efficacy comparable with amoxicillin clavulanate in an AOM clinical trial presents troublesome palatability issues which can lead to lack of compliance AOM = acute otitis media mg = milligram kg = kilogram d = dose bid = twice daily qd = four times daily po = by mouth tid = three times daily PE = pressure equalization Reprinted

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compliance <0 1 cc and gradient >150 daPa The boy has no prior episodes of AOM What would be your standard treatment of an 8 month old who is experiencing his first episode of AOM The tympanic membrane of an 8 month old boy with symptoms of runny nose cough low grade fever and restless sleep Courtesy of David McCormick Comments At present amoxicillin

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References GlaxoSmithKline Amoxil Prescribing Information Sheet Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media PEDIATRICS Vol 113 No 5 May 2004 pp 1451 1465 Created on November 23 2005

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fever shortened by one additional day in the antibiotic group and crying and or pain no differences between the two groups The authors conclude that if seven to eight children with acute otitis media are given amoxicillin treatment only one child will experience symptom

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Figure 1 Amoxicillin is by far the most commonly prescribed suspension antibiotic

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Figure 2 Amoxicillin and trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole are the most cost effective agents among antibiotic alternatives

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Bulging right eardrum in acute otitis media AOM Source David P Skoner MD Other studies have investigated the eradication rates of S

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the ability to produce ß lactamase This shift in microbiology allegedly occurring in both AOM and ABS should be considered when evaluating the antimicrobial efficacy of amoxicillin Amoxicillin is well tolerated and has favorable taste scores in suspension for mulation for pediatric patients 15 Interestingly a recent willingness to pay study in AOM patients evaluating

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References GlaxoSmithKline Amoxil Prescribing Information Sheet Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media PEDIATRICS Vol 113 No 5 May 2004 pp 1451 1465 Created on November 23 2005

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