AMOXICILLIN or Amoxycillin
This medicine is a penicillin group antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections.
Better absorbed when given by mouth, producing higher plasma and tissue concentrations. Amoxicillin is used for endocarditis prophylaxis
Some medicines or medical conditions may interact with this medicine. Maculopapular rashes commonly occur with amoxicillin but are not usually related to true penicillin allergy. They almost always occur in patients with glandular fever; broad-spectrum penicillins should not therefore be used for ‘blind’ treatment of a sore throat. Rashes are also common in patients with acute or chronic lymphocytic leukaemia or in cytomegalovirus infection.
Dose
by mouth, 250 mg every 8 hours, doubled in severe infections; child up to 10 years, 125 mg every 8 hours, doubled in severe infections