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Amoxicillin — Description, Dosage, Side Effects | PillsCard
About This Product
Manufacturer
Sandoz GmbH
ATC Code
J01CR02
Source
URPL
11 DESCRIPTION Amoxicillin tablets, USP are a semisynthetic antibacterial (amoxicillin), an analog of ampicillin, with a broad spectrum of bactericidal activity against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms. Chemically, it is (2 S ,5 R ,6 R )-6-[( R )-(-)-2-amino-2-( p -hydroxyphenyl) acetamido]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid trihydrate. It may be represented structurally as: The amoxicillin molecular formula is C 16 H 19 N 3 O 5 S.3H 2 O, and the molecular weight is 419.45. Each film coated tablet contains 500 mg or 875 mg amoxicillin USP as the trihydrate. The 500 mg pink colored, capsule shaped, film coated tablets debossed with “A” on one side and “66” on the other side. The 875 mg pink colored, capsule shaped, film coated tablets debossed with “A” on one side and with a score line in between “6” and “7” on the other side. Inactive ingredients: Colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, D&C Red No. 30 aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, sodium starch glycolate, and titanium dioxide. Chemical Structure
⚠️ Warnings
• Caution should be exercised in patients with history of kidney disease, allergies,
asthma
, hay fever, hives, any allergy to any other penicillin antibiotic/cephalosporins, who are taking other medications, elderly, children, during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• It may cause dizziness, do not drive a car or operate machinery while taking this medication.
• Take full course of treatment.
• Avoid long-term use of this medication; otherwise it may cause secondary infection.
• Patient may experience stomach pain, severe diarrhea, blood in stool; if it so consult with your doctor.
• Monitor liver function, kidney function and complete blood cell counts regularly while taking this medication.
• Amoxicillin can make birth control pills less effective, therefore using a non-hormone method of birth control is recommended while on amoxicillin.