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The recommended adult dosage is 1.5 g (1 g Ceftriaxone as the sodium salt plus 0.5 g sulbactam as the sodium salt) to 3 g (2 g Ceftriaxone as the sodium salt plus 1 g sulbactam as the sodium salt) every six hours. This 1.5 to 3 g range represents the total of Ceftriaxone content plus the sulbactam content and corresponds to a range of 1 g Ceftriaxone /0.5 g sulbactam to 2 g Ceftriaxone /1 g sulbactam. The total dose of sulbactam should not exceed 4 grams per day.

Neonates, infants and children up to 12 years:

The following dosage schedules are recommended for once daily administration. Neonates (up to 14 days): 20 to 50 mg/kg bodyweight once daily. The daily dose should not exceed 50 mg/kg. It is not necessary to differentiate between premature and term infants. Infants and children (15 days to 12 years): 20 to 80 mg/kg once daily. For children with bodyweights of 50 kg or more, the usual adult dosage should be used. Intravenous doses of NLT 50 mg/kg bodyweight should be given by infusion over at least 30 minutes.

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