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Oral Antibiotics for Children with Cystic Fibrosis, Paediatrics (704)

Background

Oral antibiotics may be used in CF for:

ORAL ANTIBIOTICS - PROPHYLAXIS – STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS COLONISATION

ANTIBIOTIC

DOSE

NOTES

FLUCLOXACILLIN

From Birth
<5kg 62.5 mg bd 
5-10kg 125 mg bd 
10-20 kg 250 mg bd
20 - 40kg 500mg bd
> 40kg 1g bd

 

 

 

Consider stopping at age 6 yrs if S aureus not cultured within last 12 months. 

AZITHROMYCIN 2

PENICILLIN
ALLERGY

 

<15kg: 10mg/kg  MON/WED/FRI

15-40 kg: 250mg MON/WED/FRI

>40kg: 500mg MON/WED/FRI

ORAL ANTIBIOTICS - ADDITIONAL (“SECOND-LINE”) ORAL ANTIBIOTIC TO TREAT NEW COUGH

Notes on Viral Colds

In keeping with current advice 1, if patients have coryzal symptoms only without cough, no additional antibiotics are required. 

If cough develops, patients should start their additional “second-line” antibiotics.

Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 25/05/2022

Next review date: 25/05/2023

Author(s): Louise Thomson, Anne Devenny.

Version: 2

Approved By: Paediatric Drugs & Therapeutics Committee

Document Id: 704

References
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  3. CF Trust Antibiotic Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis  2009
  4. Brompton Paediatric CF Guidelines 2017  [* Revised prophylactic Azithromycin dose 2019 for inclusion in 2020 version]
  5. Scottish Paediatric Cystic Fibrosis Managed Clinical Network Prescribing Guidelines 2015