Augmentin 156 mg Suspension 100 ml
The description:
- It is an antibiotic in a group of medicines called penicillins and fights bacteria in the body.
- Clavulanate potassium is a form of clavulanic acid (Clavox 156 mg), which is similar to penicillin and fights bacteria that are often resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics.
- The combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium is used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria, such as sinusitis, pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and skin infections.
How to use:
- Squeeze the bottle until the powder flows freely.
- Add approximately two-thirds of the total amount of water to reconstitute and shake vigorously to suspend the powder.
- Add the rest of the water and shake vigorously again.
- Each teaspoon (5 ml) will contain 600 mg amoxicillin (Clavox 156 mg) as trihydrate and 42.9 mg clavulanic acid (Clavox 156 mg) as potassium salt.
- To reduce the possibility of gastrointestinal intolerance, this antibiotic should be taken at the beginning of a meal.
- Absorption of clavulanate potassium may be enhanced when this antibiotic is taken at the beginning of a meal.
Side effects:
Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have serious side effects such as:
- Diarrhea that is watery or bloody.
- Pale or yellowing skin, dark urine, fever, confusion or weakness.
- Bruising or bleeding easily.
- Skin rash, bruising, severe tingling, numbness, pain, muscle weakness.
- Agitation, confusion, unusual thoughts or behavior, seizure (convulsions).
- Nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, and jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).
- severe skin reaction--fever, sore throat, swelling of your face or tongue, burning in your eyes, skin pain followed by a red or purple rash that spreads (especially to the face or upper body) and causes blistering and peeling.
Less serious side effects may include:
- Mild diarrhea, gas and stomach pain.
- Nausea or vomiting.
- Headache.
- Skin rash or itching.
- White patches in your mouth or throat.
- Vaginal yeast infection (itching or discharge).
Warnings and precautions:
- Before taking this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to amoxicillin or clavulanic acid; or penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics; Or if you have any other allergies.
- This product may contain inactive ingredients, which can cause allergic reactions or other problems.
- Before using this medication, tell the doctor or pharmacist your medical history, especially of: liver disease (including liver problems caused by previous use of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid), kidney disease (such as requiring dialysis), a certain type of viral infection (cytocytosis). infectious mononucleosis).
- Before having surgery, tell your doctor or dentist about all the products you use (including prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products).
- This product may cause live bacterial vaccines (such as typhoid vaccine) to not work.
- Do not have any immunizations/vaccinations while using this medication unless your doctor tells you to.
- During pregnancy, this medication should be used only when clearly needed.
- This medication passes into breast milk so check with your doctor before breast-feeding.