• Respiratory Tract Infections: 500 to 750 mg twice daily (7 to 14 days)
• Urinary tract infections: 250 to 750 mg twice daily (3 to 10 days)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases: 500 to 750 mg twice daily (14 days)
• Infectious Diarrhea (Shigella dysenteriae, Vibrio cholera): 500 mg twice daily (1 to 5 days)
• Typhoid fever: 500 mg twice daily (7 days)
• Intra-abdominal infections: 500 to 750 mg twice daily (5 to 14 days)
• Prostatitis: 500 to 750 mg twice daily (2 to 6 weeks)
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infections: 500 to 750 mg twice daily (7 to 14 days)
• Bone and Joint Infections: 500 to 750 mg twice daily (max. 3 months)
• Gonorrhea: 500 mg as a single dose
• Neutropenic patients with fever due to bacterial infection: 500 to 750 mg twice daily co-administered with appropriate antibacterials.
• Meningitis: 500 mg as a single dose.
• Surgical prophylaxis: 500 mg as a single dose, 60 minutes before the procedure.

Suspension: Pediatric: 10-20 mg/kg (max. 750 mg) twice daily (10 to 21 days). The duration of therapy depends on the type and severity of the infection.

Extended-release tablet: In uncomplicated urinary tract infection (acute cystitis), the recommended dose of extended-release tablet is 1000 mg tablet once daily for three days.

For IV infusion:

• Urinary Tract Infection: Mild to Moderate: 200 mg 12 hourly for 7-14 days; Severe or Complicated: 400 mg 12 hourly for 7-14 days
• Lower Respiratory Tract infection: Mild to Moderate: 400 mg 12 hourly for 7-14 days; Severe or Complicated: 400 mg 8 hourly for 7-14 days
• Nosocomial Pneumonia: Mild/Moderate/Severe: 400 mg 8 hourly for 10-14 days
• Skin and Skin Structure: Mild to Moderate: 400 mg 12 hourly for 7-14 days; Severe or Complicated: 400 mg 8 hourly for 7-14 days
• Bone and Joint Infection: Mild to Moderate: 400 mg 12 hourly for more than 4-6 weeks; Severe/Complicated: 400 mg 8 hourly for more than 4-6weeks
• Intraabdominal (Acute abdomen): Complicated: 400 mg 12 hourly for 7-14 days
• Acute Sinusitis: Mild/Moderate: 400 mg 12 hourly for 10 days
• Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis: Mild/Moderate: 400 mg 12 hourly for 28 Days.