Ampicillin

🧮 Dose calculator

Urinary tract infection · Regimen source: FDA Ampicillin · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

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

  “Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, penicillin should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Ampicillin · Nursing Mothers

  “Ampicillin used by nursing mothers may lead to sensitization of infants; therefore, caution should be exercised when ampicillin 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 Ampicillin · Pediatric Use

  “Penicillins are excreted primarily unchanged by the kidney; therefore, the incompletely developed renal function in neonates and young infants will delay the excretion of penicillin.”

• 👴 Older adultsNo data

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

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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