Drug Name

Trimox (Amoxicillin)

Drug Uses

Amoxicillin is used to treat infections due to organisms that are susceptible to the effects of amoxicillin. Ordinary infections that amoxicillin is used for include infections of the middle ear, tonsils, throat, larynx (laryngitis), bronchi (bronchitis), lungs (pneumonia), urinary tract, as well as skin. It as well as is used to treat gonorrhea.

How Taken

For most infections in adults the dosing regimens for amoxicillin are 250 mg every 8 hours, 500 mg every 8 hours, 500 mg every 12 hours or 875 mg every 12 hours, depending on the type as well as severity of infection. For the treatment of adults with gonorrhea the dose is 3 g given as one dose. For most infections, children older than 3 months but less than 40 kg are treated with 25 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 12 hours, 20 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours, 40 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours or 45 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 12 hours depending on type as well as severity of the infection.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Amoxicillin is an antibiotic that belongs to a class of antibiotics called penicillins. Other members of this class include ampicillin (Unasyn), piperacillin (Pipracil), ticarcillin (Ticar) as well as a several others. These antibiotics all possess a similar mechanism of action. They do not kill bacteria, but they halt bacteria from multiplying by preventing bacteria from forming the walls that surround them. The walls are essential to protect bacteria from their environment as well as to keep the contents of the bacterial cell together. Bacteria cannot survive without a cell wall. Amoxicillin is effective against many dissimilar bacteria including H. influenzae, N. gonorrhoea, E. coli, Pneumococci, Streptococci, as well as confident strains of Staphylococci.

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

Store Amoxil capsules as well as 125 as well as 250 mg moistureless powder at or below 20°C (68°F); tablets, chewable tablets, as well as 200 as well as 400 mg moistureless powder at or below 25°C(77°F). Store Trimox capsules as well as unreconstituted powder at or below 20°C (68°F) as well as chewable tablets at room temperature 15°-30°C (59°-86°F). Powder that has been combined with water should be discarded after 14 days. Refrigeration is preferred but not required for powder combined with water.

Warnings/Precautions

There are no restrictions on food, beverages, or activity during treatment with amoxicillin unless otherwise directed by your doctor. Amoxicillin is rarely associated with substantial drug interactions. There are no adequate studies of amoxicillin in pregnant women. Tiny amounts of amoxicillin may be excreted in breast milk as well as may cause diarrhea or allergic responses in nursing infants.

Likely Side Effects

Side effects due to amoxicillin include diarrhea, dizziness, heartburn, insomnia, nausea, itching, vomiting, confusion, abdominal pain, easy bruising, bleeding, rash as well as allergic reactions.

More Information

• Contact your doctor immediately incase you experience very bad or bloody diarrhea as well as abdominal cramps during treatment with amoxicillin.
• Incase you experience any of the following humorless side effects, halt using amoxicillin 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 amoxicillin 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);
  • black, "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.