SmithKline Augmentin adult b.i.d. dosing, new b.i.d. children's suspension comparable to t.i.d.
Executive Summary
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM AUGMENTIN NEW B.I.D. DOSING for both adults and children is as effective as the previously approved t.i.d. regimens and formulations, respectively, researchers find in studies presented at the 35th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Sept. 19 in San Francisco. Another study presented at ICAAC Sept. 20 showed Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate potassium) to be 92% effective against penicillin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae when treating pediatric acute otitis media.