AMOXICILLIN ® Amoxicillin ® is a penicillin-like antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections such as pneumonia; bronchitis; venereal disease (VD); and ear, lung, nose, urinary tract, and skin infections. Amoxicillin is also used before some surgery or dental work to prevent infection. Amoxicillin kills or stops the growth of bacteria that cause infection.

	Amoxicillin ®

Product	Dosage	Qty	Consult	Price	Order
Amoxicillin	500 mg	30 Tabs	FREE

Amoxicillin ®

Uses
Amoxicillin is a penicillin-like antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria. It treats many different kinds of infections of the skin, respiratory tract, sinuses, ear, and kidney. Amoxicillin also treats some sexually transmitted disease. Antibiotics will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections.

How to take this medication
Take Amoxicillin tablets by mouth. Swallow the tablets whole with a glass of water; take while in an upright or sitting position. You may take Amoxicillin with or without food. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Finish the full course prescribed by your prescriber or health care professional even if you think your condition is better. Do not stop taking except on your prescriber's advice.

Side Effects
Side effects, which may go away during treatment, include diarrhea; headache; loss of appetite; nausea; stomach gas or heartburn. If they continue or are bothersome, check with your doctor.

Side effects that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional as soon as possible: difficulty breathing, wheezing; dark yellow or brown urine; dizziness; fever or chills, sore throat; increased thirst; pain or difficulty passing urine; pain on swallowing; redness, blistering, peeling or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth; seizures (convulsions); skin rash, itching; stomach pain or cramps; swollen joints; severe or watery diarrhea; unusual bleeding or bruising; unusual weakness or tiredness; vomiting; yellowing of the eyes or skin. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist.

Precautions
Tell your prescriber or health care professional if your symptoms do not improve in 2 or 3 days. If you are diabetic and taking large doses of amoxicillin, you may get a false-positive result for sugar in your urine with certain brands of urine tests. Check with your prescriber or health care professional before you change your diet or the dose of your diabetic medicine. If you get severe or watery diarrhea, do not treat yourself. Call your prescriber or health care professional for advice. If you get a skin rash, do not treat yourself. Call your prescriber or health care professional for advice.

Drug Interactions
Allopurinol; birth control pills; methotrexate; neomycin; probenecid.

Tell your prescriber or health care professional about all other medicines you are taking, including non-prescription medicines, nutritional supplements, or herbal products. Also tell your prescriber or health care professional if you are a frequent user of drinks with caffeine or alcohol, if you smoke, or if you use illegal drugs. These may affect the way your medicine works. Check with your health care professional before stopping or starting any of your medicines.

If you are diabetic and taking large doses of Amoxicillin, you may get a false-positive result for sugar in your urine with certain brands of urine tests. Check with your prescriber or health care professional before you change your diet or the dose of your diabetic medicine.

Missed Dose
Try to take each dose at the scheduled time. If you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up. There should be an interval of at least 6 to 8 hours between doses.

Storage
Store this medication at room temperature between 59 and 77 degrees F (15 to 25 degrees C) away from heat and light. Keep this and all medications out of the reach of children.