Amoxicillin

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🦠 Antiinfectives For Systemic UseAminopenicillin (beta-lactam)

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Amoxil (US)

🧮 Dose calculator

ENT, skin/skin structure or genitourinary infection · Regimen source: FDA Amoxicillin · 2.2, Table 1

  • • Continue 48–72 h beyond becoming asymptomatic; at least 10 days for Streptococcus pyogenes infection. FDA Amoxicillin · 2.2

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

  • ⛔ History of serious hypersensitivity (anaphylaxis or Stevens-Johnson syndrome) to amoxicillin or other beta-lactams. FDA Amoxicillin · 4

Warnings

Renal adjustment

Formulations

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Amoxicillin · 8.1

    “Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, amoxicillin should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Amoxicillin · 8.3

    “Caution should be exercised when amoxicillin is administered to a nursing woman.”
  • 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

    The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Amoxicillin · 8.4

    “The safety and effectiveness of amoxicillin for the treatment of upper respiratory tract infections, and infections of the genitourinary tract, skin and skin structure and lower respiratory tract have been established in pediatric patients.”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Amoxicillin · 8.5

    “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

    The source for this drug has no section for this group.

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