amoxicillin dosage for children

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 dosage for children. Your symptoms may begin to improve before the infectionis completely treated amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Do not break, chew, open, or crush the capsules amoxicillin dosage for children. Swallow them whole amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Amoxicillin may decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills amoxicillin dosage for children. Usea second method of birth control while taking amoxicillin to protect againstpregnancy amoxicillin dosage for children.

What is amoxicillin?
• Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the class of drugs called penicillins amoxicillin dosage for children. It fights bacteria in your body amoxicillin dosage for children.
• 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 dosage for children.
• Amoxicillin may also be used for purposes other than those listed inthis medication guide amoxicillin dosage for children.

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 dosage for children.
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you have kidney diseaseor infectious mononucleosis amoxicillin dosage for children. You may not be able to take amoxicillin becauseof an increased risk of side effects amoxicillin dosage for children.
• If you are a diabetic, some glucose urine tests may give false positiveresults while you are taking amoxicillin amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Amoxicillin is in the FDA pregnancy category B amoxicillin dosage for children. This means that it isunlikely to harm an unborn baby amoxicillin dosage for children. Amoxicillin is generally considered to be safefor use during pregnancy amoxicillin dosage for children. Do not, however, take amoxicillin without first talkingto your doctor if you are pregnant amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Amoxicillin passes into breast milk amoxicillin dosage for children. Rarely, amoxicillin may cause ayeast infection, diarrhea, or allergic reaction in a nursing infant, althoughno serious harm is expected amoxicillin dosage for children. Do not take this medication without first talkingto your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby amoxicillin dosage for children.

How should I take amoxicillin?
• Take amoxicillin exactly as directed by your doctor amoxicillin dosage for children. If you do not understandthese instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them toyou amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Amoxicillin can be taken with food or on an empty stomach amoxicillin dosage for children.
• 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 dosage for children.
• Do not crush, chew, or open the capsules amoxicillin dosage for children. Swallow them whole amoxicillin dosage for children. The chewabletablets must be chewed before they are swallowed amoxicillin dosage for children.
• 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 dosage for children. Ifyou do not have a dose-measuring device, ask your pharmacist where you can getone amoxicillin dosage for children. Shake the suspension well before measuring a dose amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Take all of the amoxicillin that has been prescribed for you even ifyou begin to feel better amoxicillin dosage for children. Your symptoms may start to improve before the infectionis completely treated amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Store the tablets and capsules at room temperature and store the suspensionin the refrigerator for longer use amoxicillin dosage for children. The suspension is good for 7 days at roomtemperature and for 14 days if it is stored in the refrigerator amoxicillin dosage for children. Throw awayany unused liquid after this amount of time amoxicillin dosage for children.

What happens if I miss a dose?
• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember amoxicillin dosage for children. However, if it is almosttime for your next dose, skip the dose you missed and take only your next regularlyscheduled dose amoxicillin dosage for children. Do not take a double dose of this medication unless otherwisedirected by your doctor amoxicillin dosage for children.
• If you have only missed one dose, you can take the rest of your scheduleddoses for the day at evenly spaced intervals amoxicillin dosage for children.

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention amoxicillin dosage for children.
• 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 dosage for children.

What should I avoid while taking amoxicillin?
• Alcohol may irritate your stomach if taken with amoxicillin, so use itwith moderation amoxicillin dosage for children.

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 dosage for children.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur amoxicillin dosage for children. 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 dosage for children.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur amoxicillin dosage for children. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome amoxicillin dosage for children.

What other drugs will affect amoxicillin?
• Some drugs may decrease the effects of amoxicillin and prevent it fromproperly treating your infection amoxicillin dosage for children. 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 dosage for children.
• Amoxicillin may decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills amoxicillin dosage for children. Usea second method of birth control while taking amoxicillin to protect againstpregnancy amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Amoxicillin increases the effects of methotrexate, and you may need adose adjustment during therapy with amoxicillin amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Amoxicillin also increases the side effects of allopurinol (Zyloprim)and may cause a rash amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Probenecid (Benemid) increases the effects of amoxicillin amoxicillin dosage for children. These drugsmay be used together for this purpose; however, be sure your doctor is awareif you are taking probenecid amoxicillin dosage for children. You may need a lower dose of amoxicillin amoxicillin dosage for children.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with amoxicillin amoxicillin dosage for children. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines amoxicillin dosage for children.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about amoxicillin writtenfor health professionals that you may read amoxicillin dosage for children.

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