Table 1.

Appropriate Antibiotic Doses in Treating GABHS Pharyngitis

Drug	Dose*	Duration of Therapy (d)
Penicillin	250 mg, 4 po QID	10
Azithromycin	500 mg, 4 po QD	5
Cefadroxil	1–2 g/d, po divided QD/BID	5
Cefuroxime axetil	250–500 mg, po BID	5
Cefpodoxime	100–400 mg, po BID	5
Cefdinir	600 mg, 4 po QD	5