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Amoxicillin Drug Center
Medical Editor: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Amoxil (amoxicillin) is an antibiotic, closely related to penicillin, used to treat many types of infections caused by bacteria. Amoxil is available as a generic drug termed amoxicillin. Amoxil is used to treat infections caused by bacteria that are B-lactamase negative (B-lactamase positive bacteria are usually resistant to Amoxil); these infections are usually occur in the skin, lungs, urinary tract and eye, ears, nose, and throat. Amoxil can be combined with other agents (for example, clavulanic acid [Augmentin], clarithromycin [Biaxin] and lansoprazole [Prevacid]) to make the antibiotic more effective. Common side effects of Amoxil include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
Amoxil is available in many preparations (capsules, tablets, chewable tablets, powder for oral suspension and pediatric oral suspension). Serious reactions of Amoxil include anaphylactic reactions that can be life-threatening; patients allergic to penicillins should not be given Amoxil. Other serious side effects include colitis caused by overgrowth of Clostridium spp in the intestines, seizures, hives, jaundice, and rashes. Treatment in pregnant women and women who are breastfeeding should be done with caution.
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The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.
Amoxicillin Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of AMOXIL (amoxicillin) and other antibacterial drugs, AMOXIL should be used only to treat infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.
AMOXIL® is indicated in the treatment of infections due...
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What is Patient information?
Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.
Amoxicillin Patient Information: Side Effects
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.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
- fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
- nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
- diarrhea that is watery or bloody;
- fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
- eas...
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What is Consumer information?
A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.
Amoxicillin Consumer Information: Uses
Amoxicillin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is a penicillin-type antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.
This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu). Unnecessary use or misuse of any antibiotic can lead to its decreased effectiveness.
Amoxicillin is also used with other medications to treat stomach/intestinal ulcers caused by the bacteria H. pylori and to prevent the ulcers from returning.
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