Amoxycillin ('Amoxil') a new semi-synthetic penicillin was used in the treatment of pneumonia in 30 children. A very satisfactory clinical cure was effected in all cases on a dosage requirement of 125 mg eight hourly for 5-8 days.
There were no side-effects. In view of its regimen of three times daily dosage, proven efficacy and facility of administration with food it should be usefully recommended for routine out-patient/in-patient therapy of childhood pneumonia.
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