Drug Name

Augmentin (Amoxicillin as well as Clavulanic Acid)

Drug Uses

Augmentin is an antibiotic in the class of drugs called penicillin. It fights bacteria in the body. Augmentin is used to treat many dissimilar types of infections, such as tonsillitis, pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, as well as infections of the skin. Augmentin may as well as be used for other purposes.

How Taken

Augmentin comes as a capsule, chewable tablet, liquid, as well as pediatric drop to take by mouth. It is usually used every 8 hours (three times a day). Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, as well as ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Augmentin exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Shake the liquid as well as pediatric drops well before each take to mix the medication evenly. Take the bottle dropper to measure the dose of pediatric drops. The pediatric drops as well as liquid may be placed on a child's tongue or added to formula, milk, fruit juice, water, ginger ale, or other chilly liquid as well as used immediately. The tablets should be crushed or chewed thoroughly before they are swallowed. The capsules should be swallowed whole as well as used with a filled glass of water. Continue to take Augmentin even incase you feel well. Do not halt using Augmentin without talking to your doctor.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Augmentin is an antibiotic of the penicillin type. It is effective against dissimilar bacteria such as H. influenzae, N. gonorrhea, E. coli, Pneumococci, Streptococci, as well as confident strains of Staphylococci. Chemically, it is closely related to penicillin as well as ampicillin. Addition of clavulanic acid to amoxicillin in Augmentin enhances the effectiveness of this antibiotic against many other bacteria that are ordinarily resistant to amoxicillin.

Missed Dose

Take the missed dose as soon as you remember, as well as take the rest of the day's doses at evenly spaced intervals. But, incase it is almost time for the next regularly scheduled dose, skip the dose you missed as well as take the rest of the doses for the day as directed. Do not take a double dose of this medication unless otherwise directed by your doctor.

Storage

Keep out of the reach of children. Store away from heat as well as direct light. Do not store the capsule or tablet form of Augmentin in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the medicine to break down. Store the oral liquid form of Augmentin in the refrigerator because heat will cause this medicine to break down. But, keep the medicine from freezing. Follow the directions on the label. Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded medicine is out of the reach of children.

Warnings/Precautions

Incase you possess ever had an allergic reaction to another penicillin or to a cephalosporin, do not take Augmentin without earliest talking to your doctor. Before using Augmentin, tell your doctor incase you possess kidney disease, or stomach or intestinal disease. Augmentin is in the FDA pregnancy category B. This means that it is not expected to be harmful to an unborn baby. Augmentin is generally considered to be protected for take during pregnancy. Do not, but, take Augmentin without earliest talking to your doctor incase you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment. Augmentin passes into breast milk. Although humorless problems possess not been reported, rarely, Augmentin may cause a yeast infection, diarrhea, or an allergic reaction in a nursing infant, although no humorless harm is expected. Do not take this medication without earliest talking to your doctor incase you are breast-feeding a baby.

Likely Side Effects

Contact your doctor immediately incase you experience very bad or bloody diarrhea as well as abdominal cramps during treatment with Augmentin. Incase you experience any of the following humorless side effects, halt using Augmentin as well as seek emergency health examination attention or contact your doctor immediately: an allergic reaction (shortness of breath; closing of the throat; hives; swelling of the lips, face, or tongue; rash; or fainting); seizures; or unusual bleeding or bruising. Other, less humorless side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take Augmentin as well as talk to your doctor incase you experience mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain, pale patches on the tongue (thrush/ yeast infection); itching or discharge of the vagina (vaginal yeast infection); not light, "hairy" tongue or sore mouth or tongue. Side effects other than those listed here may as well as occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.

More Information

Incase you experience any of the following humorless side effects, halt using Augmentin as well as clavulanate potassium as well as seek emergency health examination attention or contact your doctor immediately: an allergic reaction (shortness of breath; closing of the throat; hives; swelling of the lips, face, or tongue; rash; or fainting); or diarrhea that is very bad or lasts longer than 3 days.Other, less humorless side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take Augmentin as well as clavulanate potassium as well as talk to your doctor incase you experience mild diarrhea; nausea or vomiting; rash; pale patches in the mouth (thrush/ yeast infection); or vaginal yeast infection or diaper rash.Side effects other than those listed here may as well as occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.