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Amoxil®
(amoxicillin capsules, tablets, chewable
tablets, and powder for oral suspension)
Also see: Amoxicillin
Prevacid
Amikacin
Amikin Augmentin
Augmentin ES
Augmentin XR Biaxin
Prevpac
Trimox
Amoxicillin is an active component in many
prescription medications. Amoxicillin is an antibiotic.
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin
group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by
bacteria, such as ear infections, bladder infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and
E. coli or salmonella infection. Amoxicillin is also sometimes used together
with another antibiotic called clarithromycin (Biaxin) to treat stomach ulcers
caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with
a stomach acid reducer called lansoprazole (Prevacid).
To reduce the development of drug-resistant
bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of AMOXIL (amoxicillin) and other
antibacterial drugs, AMOXIL should be used only to treat or prevent infections
that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.
DESCRIPTION
Formulations of AMOXIL contain amoxicillin, a semisynthetic antibiotic, an
analog of ampicillin, with a broad spectrum of bactericidal activity against
many gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms. Chemically, it is
(2S,5R,6R)-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. It may be represented structurally as:
The amoxicillin molecular formula is C16H19N3O5S±3H2O, and the molecular weight
is 419.45.
Capsules, tablets, and powder for oral suspension of AMOXIL are intended for
oral administration.
Capsules
Each capsule of AMOXIL, with royal blue opaque cap and pink opaque body,
contains 500 mg amoxicillin as the trihydrate. The cap and body of the 500-mg
capsule are imprinted with AMOXIL and 500. Inactive ingredients: D&C Red No. 28,
FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Red No. 40, gelatin, magnesium stearate, and titanium
dioxide.
Tablets
Each tablet contains 500 mg or 875 mg amoxicillin as the trihydrate. Each
film-coated, capsule-shaped, pink tablet is debossed with AMOXIL centered over
500 or 875, respectively. The 875-mg tablet is scored on the reverse side.
Inactive ingredients: Colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, FD&C Red No. 30
aluminum lake, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose,
polyethylene glycol, sodium starch glycolate, and titanium dioxide.
Chewable Tablets
Each cherry-banana-peppermint-flavored tablet contains 200 mg or 400 mg
amoxicillin as the trihydrate.
Each 200-mg chewable tablet contains 0.0005 mEq (0.0107 mg) of sodium; the
400-mg chewable tablet contains 0.0009 mEq (0.0215 mg) of sodium. The 200-mg and
400-mg pale pink round tablets are imprinted with the product name AMOXIL and
200 or 400 along the edge of 1 side. Inactive ingredients: Aspartame*,
crospovidone NF, FD&C Red No. 40 aluminum lake, flavorings, magnesium stearate,
and mannitol.
* see PRECAUTIONS
Powder for Oral Suspension
Each 5 mL of reconstituted suspension contains 200 mg, 250 mg, or 400 mg
amoxicillin as the trihydrate. Each 5 mL of the 250-mg reconstituted suspension
contains 0.15 mEq (3.36 mg) of sodium. Each 5 mL of the 200-mg reconstituted
suspension contains 0.15 mEq (3.39 mg) of sodium; each 5 mL of the 400-mg
reconstituted suspension contains 0.19 mEq (4.33 mg) of sodium.
Pediatric Drops for Oral Suspension
Each mL of reconstituted suspension contains 50 mg amoxicillin as the trihydrate
and 0.03 mEq (0.69 mg) of sodium.
Amoxicillin trihydrate for oral suspension 200 mg/5 mL, 250 mg/5 mL (or 50 mg/mL),
and 400 mg/5 mL are bubble-gum-flavored pink suspensions. Inactive ingredients:
FD&C Red No. 3, flavorings, silica gel, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate,
sucrose, and xanthan gum.
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