Manufacture: Centurion/ Ranbaxy
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in a group of drugs called penicillins. Amoxicillin fights bacteria in the body.
Amoxicillin
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Weight:
250 mg
Set:
30 tabs/caps
Per pill price:
$2.77
Availability:
In stock
Price:
$83.00
Generic Name(s): Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium
Brand Name(s): Augmentin, Augmentin ES-600, Augmentin XR
This medication description is not meant for treatment without a specialist's intervention.
Common Uses:
Amoxicillin is used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria, such as sinusitis, pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and skin infections.
How to use:
Take this medicine with a full glass of water. Take the medicine at the start of a meal to reduce stomach upset.
The Amoxicillin tablet should be swallowed whole.
Warning and Precautions:
Do not use Amoxicillin if you are allergic to amoxicillin or clavulanate potassium, or if you have ever had liver problems caused by this medication. Do not use it if you are allergic to any other penicillin antibiotic, such as ampicillin (Omnipen, Principen), carbenicillin (Geocillin), dicloxacillin (Dycill, Dynapen), oxacillin (Bactocill), penicillin (Beepen-VK, Ledercillin VK, Pen-V, Pen-Vee K, Pfizerpen, V-Cillin K, Veetids), and others.
Important safety information:
Do not use Amoxicillin if you are allergic to amoxicillin or clavulanate potassium, or if you have ever had liver problems caused by this medication. Before taking Amoxicillin, tell your doctor if you have liver disease (or a history of hepatitis or jaundice), kidney disease, or mononucleosis, or if you are allergic to a cephalosporin antibiotic, such as cefdinir (Omnicef), cefprozil (Cefzil), cefuroxime (Ceftin), cephalexin (Keflex), and others.
This medicine may not be as effective or could be harmful if you do not use the exact tablet form your doctor has prescribed. Amoxicillin can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby. Amoxicillin can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using a non-hormone method of birth control (such as a condom, diaphragm, spermicide) to prevent pregnancy while taking Amoxicillin.
Side Effects:
Any medicine can cause side effects. If the side effects occur, seek medical attention or consult your doctor. Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Overdose:
Almost any medicine taking in excess doses without consultation with your doctor can cause an overdose. Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine.
Overdose can cause nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, skin rash, drowsiness, and hyperactivity.
Missed Dose: Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
Do not use this medicine:
if you have any allergic reaction to any component of this medicine
Storage conditions:
Store the tablets at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
All the information given above is a summary. You have to visit your doctor to get more information about this medicine. Do not share it with the others who it was not prescribed for. Do not use Amoxicillin for other health conditions. Do not store this medication with an end term of its storage.