Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid
Also sold as: Augmentin, Calamox
Prescription neededPenicillins
Comes as:TabletSuspensionInjection
Usual adult dose
Usual adult dose: 625 mg (500/125 mg) every 8 hours, or 1 g twice a day, at the start of a meal, usually for 5 to 7 days. Finish the full course. Children: dose by weight — ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Your doctor may give you a different dose. Children's doses depend on weight.
Side effects
Common
- diarrhoea
- nausea
- vomiting
- mild skin rash
- vaginal thrush
Serious — get help
Stop taking it and see a doctor straight away if you notice:
- severe allergic reaction
- yellow eyes or skin
- severe or bloody diarrhoea
- severe skin rash with blisters
Do not take it, or take care, if
- Allergy to penicillin or any penicillin-type antibiotic
- Previous jaundice or liver problems with this medicine
- Severe liver disease
- Severe kidney disease (dose may need to be lowered)
Interactions
Medicines that can react with this one.
Moderate2 medicinesTake together only with care. Ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- Methotrexate
Can reduce methotrexate clearance and raise its toxicity.
- Warfarin
Can change the effect of warfarin; INR should be checked during the course.