Amoxicillin and Potassium Clavulanate Oral Suspension

Amoxicillin and Potassium Clavulanate Oral Suspension is a syrup that mixes two different antibiotics to cure a variety of various types of bacterial infections.

This medication will only treat bacterial infections. It will not treat viruses such as the cold or flu. Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them can cause them to no longer work for you for future infections.

How To Use Amoxicillin & Potassium Clavulanate Oral Suspension?

• Measure the dose with a special measuring spoon or device carefully. Do not use a household spoon at home because you may not receive the correct amount of medicine. 
• Take this medicine with food as your doctor instructed you to. Based on why you are using this medicine, take it every 12 or 8 hours.
• The dose of medicine you require is based on your age, weight, how ill you are, and how well the medicine is acting for you.
• Take this medicine at the same time each day to get the best benefit. To remind you, take this medicine at the same time each day.
• Continue taking this medication until you have taken the full amount, even if you feel better before finishing. Stopping the medication too soon may cause the infection to return.
• Tell the doctor if your condition does not get better or gets worse.

Benefits Of Amoxicillin & Potassium Clavulanate Oral Suspension

The following are some positives about using it:

Activity against many diseases: Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Acid injection is a combination of two drugs, amoxicillin and clavulanate acid, that act in combination to combat many different kinds of bacteria. Amoxicillin is an antibiotic type of drug that inhibits bacteria from multiplying, and clavulanic acid enhances the action of amoxicillin against bacteria.

Treatment of bacterial infections: Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Acid injection is prescribed to treat various types of bacterial infections, such as those of the lungs, bladder, skin, bones, and teeth. 

Enhanced efficacy: The combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid in the injection is more effective at killing bacteria. Clavulanate acid prevents amoxicillin from being destroyed by the bacteria.

Tolerated easily: Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Acid injection is normally safe, and severe side effects or drug toxicity are rarely observed. Nonetheless, like any medication, it may cause some individuals to feel ill. Such common side effects, if any, could be upset stomach, allergy, and alterations in blood cells.

Side Effects Of Amoxicillin & Potassium Clavulanate Oral Suspension

Medication can both positively and negatively affect you. Although not everyone will experience these side effects, if they do occur, you may need to visit a physician.

Call your physician immediately if you experience any of these side effects:

• Pimples or rashes on the skin
• Itching sensation.
• Inflammation in the vagina or genital area, which leads to itching. 
• Discomfort during sex.
• skin reddening
• skin rash – red, itchy lumps on the skin
• White, thick mucus from the vagina, which doesn’t smell or smells a little
• Blood or cloudy urine.
• Fever is when your body is too hot.
• needing to pass urine or passing urine less often
• Seizures are when someone’s body convulses and trembles uncontrollably.
• Swelling of the foot or leg

Precautions Of Amoxicillin & Potassium Clavulanate Oral Suspension

• Before taking this drug, inform your doctor or pharmacist if you are allergic to amoxicillin or potassium clavunate oral suspension, penicillin, or cephalosporin antibiotics, or if you have other allergies. This drug may contain ingredients that do nothing, but which can cause you to have an allergic reaction or other problems. Talk to your pharmacist for more information.
• Before you use this medication, inform your physician or pharmacist regarding your previous illnesses, particularly if you’ve ever had any of the following:
• Liver disease (including liver illness due to earlier use of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid) is defined as having a diseased liver, perhaps as a result of having used a certain drug in the past.
• This drug may contain aspartame. If you have PKU or another illness that prohibits you from taking aspartame or phenylalanine, discuss this with your doctor or pharmacist before taking the drug.
• Before surgery, be sure to inform your doctor or dentist of everything that you take, such as medicine and herbal supplements.
• This drug can prevent live bacterial vaccines, such as the typhoid vaccine, from functioning. Let your healthcare professional know you are taking this medicine before receiving any vaccinations or immunisations.
• Use this medication during pregnancy only if necessary. Discuss the potential benefits and harms with your physician.
• This drug is passed into the mother’s milk. You should discuss it with your doctor before breastfeeding your baby using your breast.