Table 2.

Weight bands for levofloxacin and placebo

Weight (kg)	Levofloxacin or placebo 250 mg tablets	Levofloxacin or placebo 500 mg tablets	Levofloxacin or placebo 750 mg tablets	Daily dose (mg)
3–5.9	0.25 tablets			62.5
6–9.9*	0.5 tablets	0.25 tablets*		125
10–15.9	1 tablet	0.5 tablet†	--	250
16–24.9	1.5 tablets	--	0.5 tablets‡	375
25.0–49.99		1 tablet	--	500
50 and above			1 tablet	750

*If 250 mg tablets are not available, 500 mg tablets will be crushed and mixed with either (a) 10 mL drinking water, with 2.5 mL of the resulting mixture given to the child or (b) 5 mL of drinking water, with 1.25 mL of the resulting mixture given to the child.

†If 250 mg tablets are not available, 500 mg tablets will be divided into two parts, using a pill cutter.

‡If 250 mg tablets are not available, 750 mg tablets will be divided into two, using a pill cutter.