Dicloxacillin

🧮 Dose calculator

Skin and skin structure infection · Regimen source: FDA Dicloxacillin · Dosage and Administration

• • Empty stomach (1 h before or 2 h after meals) with at least 120 mL water; not lying down. The 125 mg dose cannot be given with the 250/500 mg capsules in this label. FDA Dicloxacillin · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Dicloxacillin · Pregnancy

  “Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Dicloxacillin · Nursing Mothers

  “Caution should be exercised when penicillins are administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Dicloxacillin · Pediatric Use

  “Because of incompletely developed renal function in newborns, penicillinase-resistant penicillins (especially methicillin) may not be completely excreted, with abnormally high blood levels resulting.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Dicloxacillin · Geriatric Use

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.