Cefumax Dosage/Direction for Use

Tablet: Cefuroxime axetil may be administered with or after food at the following regimen, or as prescribed by the physician: Adults and Adolescents ≥13 years: Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis, Acute Bacterial Maxillary Sinusitis: 250 mg twice daily for 10 days.
Acute Bacterial Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis: 250 or 500 mg twice daily for 10* days.
Secondary Bacterial Infection of Acute Bronchitis: 250 or 500 mg twice daily for 5-10* days.
*The safety and effectiveness when administered for <10 days in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis have not been established.
Uncomplicated Urinary Tract, Skin and Skin-Structure Infections: 250 mg twice daily for 7-10 days.
Uncomplicated Gonorrhea: 1000 mg once with single dose probenecid 1000 mg.
Early Lyme Disease: 500 mg twice daily for 20 days.
Children (Who can Swallow Tablet Whole): Acute Otitis Media and Bacterial Maxillary Sinusitis: 250 mg twice daily for 10 days.
Injection: Adults: Usual Dosage Range: 750 mg to 1.5 g every 8 hrs, usually for 5-10 days.
Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections, Skin-Structure Infections, Disseminated Gonococcal Infections and Uncomplicated Pneumonia: Recommended Dose: 750 mg every 8 hrs.
Severe and Complicated Infections, Bone and Joint Infections: Recommended Dose: 1.5 g every 8 hrs.
Bacterial Meningitis: Recommended Dose: 1.5 g every 6 hrs and should not exceed 3 g every 8 hrs.
Uncomplicated Gonococcal Infection: Recommended Dose: 1.5 g given IM as a single dose together with 1 g of oral probenecid.
Children: Normal Dose: 50-100 mg/kg/day, and may be increased to 150 mg/kg/day in cases of bone and joint infections, and 200-240 mg/kg/day for bacterial meningitis in equally divided doses, every 6-8 hrs.