Not sure if anyone is awake, but I am wide awake and worried about my DS9 who has scarlet fever. He was prescribed 250mg penicillin antibiotic on Tuesday night (10ml 4x a day for 10 days) and I have so far given him 9 doses of 10ml.
Turns out the dose prescribed is completely wrong and I should only have been giving him 5ml 4x a day! This is according to the leaflet inside the box.
The doctor seems to have made a mistake as one bottle of medicine has run out already and it's meant to be a 10 day course.
Has this ever happened to anyone? I don't know what to do now. Should I go back to a&e where it was prescribed and explained what has happened or do I just lower the dose?
I made the mistake of googling the problem and it's made me panic!
Any replies would be highly appreciated.
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Wrong dose of antibiotic prescribed for my child.
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Lulu2106 · 29/03/2024 02:30
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29/03/2024 03:44
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