09/06/2018
What is amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium?
Amoxicillin is a penicillin group antibiotic that helps in fights bacterial infections in the body.
Clavulanate potassium is a beta-lactamase at is quite helpful in inhibiting certain bacteria from becoming resistant to amoxicillin salt.
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium is a drug combination medicine used in treating many different infections caused due to bacteria, like sinusitis, pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and infections related to skin.
Doux HealthCare manufacture it with the trade name DouxClave 625
Contraindication for DouxClave 625
This medicine should not be used if one has severe kidney disease of CKD, if someone has liver related issues or jaundice/ Hepatitis B while taking amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium, or if there is some allergy to penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotic group, such as Amoxil, Ceftin, Cefzil, Levaquin, Moxatag, Omnicef, and others.
If one switch from one tablet form to another (regular, chew able, or extended-release tablet), take only the new tablet form and strength prescribed by doctor. Amoxicillin and clavulanate may not be as effective or could be harmful if you do not use the exact tablet form your doctor has prescribed.
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium can make birth control pills less effective. Ask your doctor about using a non-hormone method of birth control (such as a condom, diaphragm, spermicide) to prevent pregnancy while taking amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium.
To make sure amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:
1. Liver disease (hepatitis or jaundice);
2. Kidney disease; or
3. Mononucleosis
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium can pass into breast milk and may affect the nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding.
Do not give this medicine to a child without medical advice.
The liquid or chewable tablet may contain phenylalanine. Talk to your doctor before using these forms of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium if you have phenylketonuria (PKU).
How to take amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium?
Take amoxicillin and clavulanate exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label. Do not take this medicine in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended.
Take the medicine every 12 hours, at the start of a meal to reduce stomach upset.
Do not crush or chew the extended-release tablet. Swallow the pill whole, or break the pill in half and take both halves one at a time. If you have trouble swallowing a whole or half pill, talk with your doctor about using another form of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium.
Use this medicine for the full prescribed length of time. Your symptoms may improve before the infection is completely cleared. Skipping doses may also increase your risk of further infection that is resistant to antibiotics. Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium will not treat a viral infection such as the flu or a common cold.
This medicine can cause unusual results with certain lab tests for glucose (sugar) in the urine. Tell any doctor who treats you that you are using amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium.
Store the tablets at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
