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Amoxil, Biomox, Trimox, Wymox
What is the most important information I should know about amoxicillin?
• Take all of the amoxicillin that has been prescribed for you even ifyou begin to feel better amoxicillin cocaine. Your symptoms may begin to improve before the infectionis completely treated amoxicillin cocaine.
• Do not break, chew, open, or crush the capsules amoxicillin cocaine. Swallow them whole amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin may decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills amoxicillin cocaine. Usea second method of birth control while taking amoxicillin to protect againstpregnancy amoxicillin cocaine.
What is amoxicillin?
• Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the class of drugs called penicillins amoxicillin cocaine. It fights bacteria in your body amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infections, suchas tonsillitis, pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, urinary tract infections,gonorrhea, and infections of the skin amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin may also be used for purposes other than those listed inthis medication guide amoxicillin cocaine.
Who should not take amoxicillin?
• If you have ever had an allergic reaction to another penicillin or toa cephalosporin, do not take amoxicillin unless your doctor is aware of yourallergy and monitors your therapy amoxicillin cocaine.
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you have kidney diseaseor infectious mononucleosis amoxicillin cocaine. You may not be able to take amoxicillin becauseof an increased risk of side effects amoxicillin cocaine.
• If you are a diabetic, some glucose urine tests may give false positiveresults while you are taking amoxicillin amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin is in the FDA pregnancy category B amoxicillin cocaine. This means that it isunlikely to harm an unborn baby amoxicillin cocaine. Amoxicillin is generally considered to be safefor use during pregnancy amoxicillin cocaine. Do not, however, take amoxicillin without first talkingto your doctor if you are pregnant amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin passes into breast milk amoxicillin cocaine. Rarely, amoxicillin may cause ayeast infection, diarrhea, or allergic reaction in a nursing infant, althoughno serious harm is expected amoxicillin cocaine. Do not take this medication without first talkingto your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby amoxicillin cocaine.
How should I take amoxicillin?
• Take amoxicillin exactly as directed by your doctor amoxicillin cocaine. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou amoxicillin cocaine.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin can be taken with food or on an empty stomach amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin should be taken at evenly spaced intervals throughout theday and night to keep the level in your blood high enough to treat the infection amoxicillin cocaine.
• Do not crush, chew, or open the capsules amoxicillin cocaine. Swallow them whole amoxicillin cocaine. The chewabletablets must be chewed before they are swallowed amoxicillin cocaine.
• To ensure that you get the correct dosage, measure the liquid form ofamoxicillin with a dose-measuring spoon or cup, not a regular table spoon amoxicillin cocaine. Ifyou do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist where you can getone amoxicillin cocaine. Shake the suspension well before measuring a dose amoxicillin cocaine.
• Take all of the amoxicillin that has been prescribed for you even ifyou begin to feel better amoxicillin cocaine. Your symptoms may start to improve before the infectionis completely treated amoxicillin cocaine.
• Store the tablets and capsules at room temperature and store the suspensionin the refrigerator for longer use amoxicillin cocaine. The suspension is good for 7 days at roomtemperature and for 14 days if it is stored in the refrigerator amoxicillin cocaine. Throw awayany unused liquid after this amount of time amoxicillin cocaine.
What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember amoxicillin cocaine. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the dose you missed and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose amoxicillin cocaine. Do not take a double dose of this medication unless otherwisedirected by your doctor amoxicillin cocaine.
• If you have only missed one dose, you can take the rest of your scheduleddoses for the day at evenly spaced intervals amoxicillin cocaine.
What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention amoxicillin cocaine.
• Symptoms of an amoxicillin overdose include muscle spasms or weakness,pain or twitching, pain in the fingers or toes, loss of feeling in the fingersor toes, seizures, confusion, coma, or agitation amoxicillin cocaine.
What should I avoid while taking amoxicillin?
• Alcohol may irritate your stomach if taken with amoxicillin, so use itwith moderation amoxicillin cocaine.
What are the possible side effects of amoxicillin?
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingamoxicillin and seek emergency medical attention:
· an allergic reaction (shortness of breath; closing of your throat;hives; swelling of your lips, face, or tongue; rash; or fainting);
· seizures;
· severe watery diarrhea and abdominal cramps; or
· unusual bleeding or bruising amoxicillin cocaine.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur amoxicillin cocaine. Continueto take amoxicillin and talk to your doctor if you experience
· mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain;
· white patches on the tongue (thrush/yeast infection);
· itching or discharge of the vagina (vaginal yeast infection);
· black, "hairy" tongue or sore mouth or tongue amoxicillin cocaine.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur amoxicillin cocaine. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome amoxicillin cocaine.
What other drugs will affect amoxicillin?
• Some drugs may decrease the effects of amoxicillin and prevent it fromproperly treating your infection amoxicillin cocaine. Before taking amoxicillin, tell your doctorif you are taking any of the following drugs:
· cholestyramine (Questran) or colestipol (Colestid); or
· another antibiotic (for the same or for a different infection) suchas erythromycin (Ery-Tab, E-Mycin, E.E.S., others), tetracycline (Sumycin, others),minocycline (Minocin), doxycycline (Doryx, Vibramycin, others), or any otherantibiotic amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin may decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills amoxicillin cocaine. Usea second method of birth control while taking amoxicillin to protect againstpregnancy amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin increases the effects of methotrexate, and you may need adose adjustment during therapy with amoxicillin amoxicillin cocaine.
• Amoxicillin also increases the side effects of allopurinol (Zyloprim)and may cause a rash amoxicillin cocaine.
• Probenecid (Benemid) increases the effects of amoxicillin amoxicillin cocaine. These drugsmay be used together for this purpose; however, be sure your doctor is awareif you are taking probenecid amoxicillin cocaine. You may need a lower dose of amoxicillin amoxicillin cocaine.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with amoxicillin amoxicillin cocaine. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines amoxicillin cocaine.
Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about amoxicillin writtenfor health professionals that you may read amoxicillin cocaine.
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