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TABLE2
RecommendedTreatmentRegimensforEarInfections

CONDITION DRUG DOSAGE* DURATION COST

Acuteotitisexterna Ciprofloxacin Adult:3drops, 7to10 $59.00/10mL

hydrocortisone(CiproHC) twicedaily days

Child:3drops,
twicedaily

Ofloxacin(Floxin) Adult:10drops, 7to10 34.00/5mL

twicedaily days

Child:5drops,
twicedaily

PolymyxinBneomycin Adult:5drops, 7to10 Brand:42.00

hydrocortisone threetofour days (solutionor
(Cortisporin) timesdaily suspension)/10
mL

Child:4drops, Generic:10.00
threetofour to28.00/10mL
timesdaily

Acuteotitismedia Ofloxacin Adult:5drops, 10to14 Sameas

withtympanostomy twicedaily days above
tubes
Child:5drops,
twicedaily

PolymyxinBneomycin Adult:5drops, 10to14 Sameas

hydrocortisone threetofour days above
timesdaily

Child:4drops,
threetofour
timesdaily

Chronicsuppurative Ofloxacin Adult:10drops, 14to21 Sameas

otitismedia twicedaily days above

Child:5drops,
twicedaily

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CONDITION DRUG DOSAGE* DURATION COST

PolymyxinBneomycin Not Sameas

hydrocortisone recommended above

*Adult=12yearsandolderchild=oneto11years.

Costsaregivenforonebottlesupply.Estimatedcosttopharmacistbasedonaveragewholesaleprices,
roundedtonearestdollaramountinRedbook.Montvale,NJ:MedicalEconomicsData,2000.

Genericnotavailable.

Examples:Cortisporin,Colymycin,Pediotic.

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