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Amoxicillin
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Suggested Use: Amoxicillin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Therefore it is prescribed for many medical conditions, such as infections in the nasal passages, throat, auricle, genital organs, urinary and respiratory tracts. It is also often used to treat such diseases as pneumonia, some types of bronchitis, and gastric ulcers (when it is combined with other medicaments). This medicine is also used for stomatological and surgical purposes for people who have an increased risk of getting an infection. Before Using This Product: Use of Amoxicillin is strongly prohibited if you have allergy to this medicine or other penicillin-based drugs, including Ampicillin (Omnipen, Polycillin, Principen), Dynapen (Dicloxacillin), Carbenicillin Indanyl Sodium, Oxacillin, and penicillin itself. Also inform your physician about any allergic reaction that you might have to other bactericidal antibiotics known as cephalosporins. Patients with severe liver, kidney or respiratory conditions, or blood diseases should consult their physician before taking Amoxicillin. This medicine is known for its interaction with contraceptive drugs, which might lead to impregnation. Consult a health specialist if you plan to take contraceptives in the course of your antibiotic therapy with Amoxicillin. Antibiotics are often misused, for example, some people use them for viral illnesses. You should know that Amoxicillin will not treat viral influenza or sore throat. It is strongly advised not to give this drug to anyone who has not been prescribed to take it even if that person has the same disease or infection as you do. Some antibiotics might be a cause of bacterial disbalance in the digestive organs which results in upset stomach. If you experience discomfort or have upset stomach while taking Amoxicillin, contact your doctor for professional assistance. Do not take any other drugs for upset stomach before you consult your doctor. Prescription: It is important that you take Amoxicillin as prescribed by your doctor even if you notice considerable improvement. It must be taken until the infecting microorganisms are completely eliminated from the body, which may take several days or even weeks after you start feeling better. If you stop taking the medicine the infection might come back. Read warnings and directions that come with the drug before using it. Combination of Amoxicillin and other antibiotics is sometimes used to treat gastric ulcer. Follow your health specialist’s instructions carefully. Amoxicillin can be taken with or without a meal. The medicine is produced in the form of capsules, chewable pills, water-soluble pills and liquid. If you are taking the liquid medicine make sure to shape the bottle before use. Make sure to use a special measure cup to get the right dosage of the liquid medicine. After measuring, take the whole dosage at a time as if the medicine is saved for later it will lose some of its positive qualities and be ineffective. Water-soluble Amoxicillin pills do not dissolve in the oral cavity. Therefore they must be mixed with water. After the water-soluble pills have absolutely dissolved, stir the water and take the medicine. To make sure that the bacteria is sensitive to the antibiotic and the treatment will be successful, your doctor might have to take a number of tests, such as blood and liver tests. It is important that you undergo these medical procedures in time if advised by your doctor. In some cases Amoxicillin might be used not only to treat infectious diseases, but also to prevent them. However it must be done only under advice and supervision of your physician. Amoxicillin must be stored at indoor temperatures. Avoid high humidity and direct sunlight. If you are using Amoxicillin as a liquid medicine, it can be kept in a fridge, but not in the freezer. Any liquid solutions of Amoxicillin that are 14 days old or even older should be thrown away. Warnings: Talk to a health specialist before taking Amoxicillin if you have any respiratory disorder, allergic reaction to pollen or dust, or other conditions. Such reaction as skin irritation, skin eruption, high body temperature and others must serve as an indication that antibiotic therapy must be stopped until your physician tells you the opposite. Amoxicillin must be used as prescribed for most bacterial infections. Do not stop taking it before the appointed time because the bacteria might rapidly develop resistance to Amoxicillin, which in this case might result in a relapse or even lead to other bacterial infections. Diabetes patients should know that Amoxicillin might be the reason of positive results in urine glucose tests which measure sugar in the patient’s urine. Therefore, tell your physician that you take Amoxicillin and he might consider giving you another type of test. If you suffer from a metabolic disorder characterized by accumulation of phenylalanine in your body, do not take chewable pills of Amoxicillin because phenylalanine is one of their active components. Unwanted Adverse Reaction: Amoxicillin may trigger following side effects: dizziness, retching and upset stomach. Your doctor should be notified as soon as these side effects appear. Quite rare side effects are: severe retching or vomiting, stomach ache, high body temperature, cold and others. In some cases Amoxicillin treatment might be continued even with side effects, because this antibiotic might be the only efficient means against some infectious diseases. Your doctor will evaluate the severity of the particular side effects and the severity of the infectious disease, and make the decision. Since antibiotics change the bacterial growth and development in the body, Amoxicillin might cause discomfort in the stomach or stomach upset long after the treatment is over. In this case you should consult your doctor to find out which medicine for upset stomach is safe to use. This medicine should not be used longer than prescribed as it might cause other infection. Amoxicillin might be a cause of allergic response, which often happens with penicillin-based antibiotics. Its signs are: skin eruption, inflammation, giddiness, or labored respiration. If any of these signs appear, seek professional medical assistance. Overdose: Any drug when taken in large amounts can cause considerable damage to the body. The signs of Amoxicillin overdose are: upset stomach, dizziness, stomach ache and retching. Call for professional help in case of Amoxicillin overdose. More Info: Expecting or nursing mothers should be extremely cautious during antibiotic therapy and consult their doctor about the possible ways to avoid unfavorable effect of Amoxicillin on the baby as it can be found in the breast milk. Mixing with Other Drugs and Foods: Amoxicillin may interact with other drugs and substances diminishing or intensifying the effectiveness of their action. Thus you should consult a health professional if you plan to take Amoxicillin with one of the following medicines: birth control pills, penicillin-based antibiotics, such antibiotics as Chloramphenicol and Erythromycin, and such hormonal agents as Estrogen. This entry was filed under Antibiotics. |
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