Methods for conducting a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial of three days versus five days of amoxicillin dispersible tablets for chest indrawing childhood pneumonia among children two to 59 months of age in Lilongwe, Malawi: a study protocol

Table 2 Study drug by age band

Age Band	Oral Amoxicillin/Placebo Dispersible Tablets (DT)
Age Band	Number of 250 mg tablets, given two times daily	Total study drug administered per day
2 months up to 12 months	1	500 mg
12 months up to 3 years	2	1000 mg
3 years up to 5 years	3	1500 mg

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