amoxicillin dosing pediatrics
Family Practice Pearls. The Rule of 20 for Pediatric Amoxicillin Dosing. The Rule of 6 for dosing amoxicillin, which we discussed in a previous post, is probably outdated since amoxicillin is typically dosed 80 to 90 mg/kg/day instead of 40 mg/kg/day for children (max 1000 mg per dose). So lets update this rule.