LINEZOLID

Linezolid; Antibacterial, Oxazolidinone; Inj: 200, 400, 600 mg
Susp: 20 mg/mL
Tabs: 400, 600 mg; Complicated skin infections, pneumonia, VRE infections:
Birth-11 yrs: 30 mg/kg/day PO/IV q8h
>12 yrs: 600 mg PO/IV q12h
Uncomplicated skin infection:
<5 yrs: 30 mg/kg/day PO/IV q8h
5-11 yrs: 20 mg/kg/day PO/IV q12h
12-17 yrs: 600 mg PO q12h
>18 yrs: 400 mg PO q12h
Reserve use for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, Strep pneumo, Staph aureus, and Streptococcus species.