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How to Use

Dosage

The amount that you use depends on the strength of the drug. Always the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses and the length of time you take the drug depend on the medical problem for which you are taking cefuroxime

• For injection dosage form
  • • Adults and teenagers 750 mg to 3 grams every six to eight hours usually for 5 to 14 days, injected into a muscle or vein. Gonorrhea is treated with a single dose of 1.5 grams, injected into a muscle; the total 1.5-gram dose is divided into two doses and injected into muscles at two separate places on the body and given along with a single, oral 1-gram dose of probenecid.
    • Infants and children 1 month of age and older 12.5 to 150 mg per kg - 5.68 to 68 mg per pound of body weight every six to eight hours, injected into a muscle or vein.
    • Newborns 30 to 100 mg per kg - 13.6 to 45.5 mg per pound of body weight every eight to twelve hours, injected into a vein.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Consult your health care professional about how to store this drug
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Ask your health care professional how you must dispose of any drug you do not use. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.