Admox 125 mg/5 ml (Powder for Suspension)

100 ml bottle: ৳ 70.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Amoxicillin trihydrate
Company Team pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Admox ds 500 mg capsule

Indications

  • Ear, nose and throat infections
  • Lower respiratory tract infections
  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Genito-urinary tract infections
  • Venereal disease
  • H. pylori infection and duodenal ulcer disease

Pharmacology

  • Broad spectrum penicillin
  • Inhibition of biosynthesis of cell wall
  • Stable in the presence of gastric acid
  • Rapidly absorbed after oral administration
  • Widely distributed in body tissues and fluids

Dosage

  • Adult: 250 mg three times daily
  • Adult: 500 mg three times daily for severe infections
  • Children: 125 mg three times daily
  • Children: 250 mg three times daily for severe infections
  • Severe or recurrent purulent respiratory infection: 3 gm every 12 hours
  • Otitis media: Recommended dose is 1 g three times daily for adult and 40 mg/kg body weight daily in 3 divided doses for children (max. 3 g daily)

Administration

  • Reconstituted suspension can be administered by adding the required amount of suspension to milk, fruit juice, water

Interaction

  • Concurrent use of Admox and Probenecid may result in increased and prolonged blood levels of Admox
  • Admox may affect the gut flora, leading to lower estrogen reabsorption and reduced efficacy of combined oral estrogen/progesterone contraceptives

Contraindications

  • Amoxicillin is contraindicated in penicillin hypersensitive patients

Side Effects

  • Diarrhoea
  • Indigestion
  • Rash
  • Pseudo-membranous colitis (rare)

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • US FDA pregnancy category of Amoxicillin is B
  • No adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Amoxicillin has been shown to be excreted in human milk
  • Caution should be exercised when Amoxicillin is administered to a lactating mother

Precautions & Warnings

  • The possibility of superinfections with mycotic or bacterial pathogens should be kept in mind during therapy

Therapeutic Class

  • Broad spectrum penicillins

Reconstitution

  • Intramuscular: Add 2.5 ml water for injection to Amoxycillin 500 mg injection vial
  • Intravenous: Dissolve Amoxycillin 500 mg injection in 10 ml water for injection

Storage Conditions

  • Keep in a dry place away from light and heat
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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