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Table 3 Dosing table for dose selection of azithromycin and placebo oral suspension

From: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of placebo versus macrolide antibiotics for Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children with community-acquired pneumonia: trial protocol for the MYTHIC Study

Weight band

Weight range

Day 1

Days 2–5

Total per treatment course

 

kg

mg/dose

mL/dose

mg/dose

mL/dose

mg

mL

0

≥10 to <15a

100

2.50

50

1.25

300

7.50

1

≥15 to <20

150

3.75

80

2.00

470

11.75

2

≥20 to ≤25

200

5.00

100

2.50

600

15.00

3

>25 to ≤35

300

7.50

150

3.75

900

22.50

4

>35 to ≤45

400

10.00

200

5.00

1200

30.00

5

>45

500

12.50

250

6.25

1500

37.50

  1. Doses will be rounded to 0.25mL according to the oral syringe supplied with the IMP
  2. aInclusion from 3 years of age