Drug NameAmoxil (Amoxicillin)
Drug UsesAmoxil 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 TakenFor most infections in adults the dosing regimens for amoxil 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 MechanismAmoxil is an antibiotic that belongs to a class of antibiotics called penicillins.
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.
Amoxil is effective against many dissimilar bacteria including H. influenzae, N. gonorrhoea, E. coli, Pneumococci, Streptococci, as well as confident strains of Staphylococci.
Missed DoseIncase you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. Incase it is near the time of the next dose, skip the missed dose as well as resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not double the dose to catch up.
StorageStore Amoxil capsules as well as 125 as well as 250 mg moistureless powder at or below 20 degrees C (68 degrees F); tablets, chewable tablets, as well as 200 as well as 400 mg moistureless powder at or below 25 degrees C(77 degrees F).