Amoxicillindrug info
amoxicillin 80 MG/ML / clavulanate 11.4 MG/ML Oral Suspension
What it is used for
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium is indicated for the treatment of infections in adults and pediatric patients, due to susceptible isolates of the designated bacteria in the conditions listed below:
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections - caused by beta‑lactamase‑producing isolates of Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.
Acute Bacterial Otitis Media - caused by beta‑lactamase‑producing isolates of H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis.
Sinusitis - caused by beta‑lactamase‑producing isolates of H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis.
Skin and Skin Structure Infections - caused by beta‑lactamase‑producing isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella species.
Urinary Tract Infections - caused by beta‑lactamase‑producing isolates of E. coli, Klebsiella species, and Enterobacter species. Limitations of Use When susceptibility test results show susceptibility to amoxicillin, indicating no beta-lactamase production, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium should not be used. Usage To reduce the development of drug‑resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium and other antibacterial drugs, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy. Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium is a combination of amoxicllin, a penicillin-class antibacterial and clavulanate potassium, a beta‑lactamase inhibitor indicated for treatment of the following infections in adults and pediatric patients:
Lower respiratory tract infections
Acute bacterial otitis media
Sinusitis
Skin and skin structure infections
Urinary tract infections Limitations of Use When susceptibility test results show susceptibility to amoxicillin, indicating no beta-lactamase production, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium should not be used. Usage To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium and other antibacterial drugs, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 2, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium is an oral antibacterial combination consisting of amoxicillin and the beta-lactamase inhibitor, clavulanate potassium (the potassium salt of clavulanic acid). Amoxicillin is an analog of ampicillin, derived from the basic penicillin nucleus, 6-aminopenicillanic acid. The amoxicillin molecular formula is C 16 H 19 N 3 O 5 S
3H 2 O, and the molecular weight is 419.46. Chemically, amoxicillin is (2 S, 5 R, 6 R )-6-[( R )-(-)-2-Amino-2-( p- hydroxyphenyl)acetamido]-3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic acid trihydrate and may be represented structurally as: Clavulanic acid is produced by the fermentation of Streptomyces clavuligerus. It is a beta-lactam structurally related to the penicillins and possesses the ability to inactivate some beta-lactamases by blocking the active sites of these enzymes. The clavulanate potassium molecular formula is C 8 H 8 KNO 5, and the molecular weight is 237.25. Chemically, clavulanate potassium is potassium ( Z )( 2R,5R )-3-(2-hydroxyethylidene)-7-oxo-4-oxa-1-azabicyclo[3.2.0]-heptane-2-carboxylate and may be represented structurally as: Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium Tablets, USP:
500 mg/125 mg: Each tablet contains 500 mg of amoxicillin as the trihydrate, and 125 mg of clavulanic acid (equivalent to 149 mg of clavulanate potassium).
875 mg/125 mg: Each tablet contains 875 mg of amoxicillin as the trihydrate, and 125 mg of clavulanic acid (equivalent to 149 mg of clavulanate potassium). Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium for Oral Suspension, USP:
200 mg/28.5 mg: Following constitution, each 5 mL of oral suspension contains 200 mg of amoxicillin as the trihydrate, and 28.5 mg of clavulanic acid (equivalent to 34 mg of clavulanate potassium).
400 mg/57 mg: Following constitution, each 5 mL of oral suspension contains 400 mg of amoxicillin as the trihydrate, and 57 mg of clavulanic acid (equivalent to 68 mg of clavulanate potassium). Inactive Ingredients:
Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium Tablets - Colloidal silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium dried, crospovidone dried, ethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose dried, polysorbate 80, talc, titanium dioxide, triethyl citrate. o Each tablet of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium contains 0.63 mEq potassium.
Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium for Oral Suspension - citric acid (anhydrous), colloidal silicon dioxide, flavorings caramel, orange and raspberry, microcrystalline cellulose (dried), microcrystalline cellulose and carboxymethylcellulose sodium (dried), saccharin sodium (dried), silicon dioxide, sodium citrate (anhydrous), xanthan gum. o Each 5 mL of reconstituted 200 mg/28.5 mg oral suspension of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium contains 0.14 mEq potassium o Each 5 mL of reconstituted 400 mg/57 mg oral suspension of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium contains 0.29 mEq potassium Structure-1 Structure-2
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 2, 2023. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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