Amoxil   (U.S.N.L.M.)
Dosing Mild/Moderate: 250mg q8hr or 500mg q12hr.    Severe: 500mg q8hr or 875mg q12hr.
Chem Specs amoxicillin
Quantities Tablets(500, 875mg), Capsul(250,500mg), Chewable(200, 400mg),
Suspension(125, 200, 250, 400mg).
Cost 12.12/30 generic
Class moderate-spectrum ß-lactam antibiotic  (ampicillin analog)
Action ß-lactam antibiotics bind to transpeptidase (used by bacteria in cell wall synthesis).
Usage Indicated in the treatment of skin and skin structure infections due to ß-lactamase producing
strains Streptococcus spp. (α- and ß-hemolytic strains only), Staphylococcus spp., or E. coli.
Susceptible to degradation by ß-lactamase-producing bacteria.
Not useful for Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Contraindications Allergy to any of the penicillins.   (Caution if history of cephalosporin allergy.)
Pediatric use Consult dosing tables (package insert ) and warnings for children under 40kg.
Pregnancy Category B. No evidence in rats of teratogenicity at 10x the human dose.
Consider Septra (Monarch pharma) or Bactrim (Roche) when penicillin allergy is encountered.
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