Action
- Combination therapy (oral) (Class III)
- Amoxicillin/clavulanate:
- 500 mg/125 mg 3 times daily
- 875 mg/125 mg 2 times daily
- 2000 mg/125 mg 2 times daily
- Cephalosporin (cefpodoxime 200 mg 2 times daily or cefuroxime 500 mg 2 times daily)
- One of 2 macrolides:
- Azithromycin 500 mg on the first day then 250 mg daily or
- Clarithromycin 500 mg 2 times daily or extended release 1000 mg 1 time daily
Or
PLUS
OR
2. Respiratory fluoroquinolone (oral) (Class lI)
- Levofloxacin 750 mg daily
- Moxifloxacin 400 mg daily
- Gemifloxacin 320 mg daily
Recheck in 3 to 5 days
