How Amoxicillin should be taken.
Amoxil comes as a capsule, chewable tablet, liquid, and pediatric drop to take by mouth. It is usually taken every 8 hours (three times a day). Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your physician or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Amoxil exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your physician. Shake the liquid and pediatric drops well before each use to mix the medication evenly. Use the bottle dropper to measure the dose of pediatric drops. The pediatric drops and liquid may be placed on a child\'s tongue or added to formula, milk, fruit juice, water, ginger ale, or other cold liquid and taken immediately. The tablets should be crushed or chewed thoroughly before they are swallowed. The capsules should be swallowed whole and taken with a full glass of water. Continue to take Amoxil even if you feel well. Do not stop taking Amoxil without talking to your physician.
Precautions or Warnings for Amoxicillin
If you have ever had an allergic reaction to another penicillin or to a cephalosporin, do not take Amoxil without first talking to your physician.
Before taking Amoxil, tell your physician if you have kidney disease, or stomach or intestinal disease. Amoxil is in the FDA pregnancy category B. This means that it is not expected to be harmful to an unborn baby. Amoxil is generally considered to be safe for use during pregnancy. Do not, however, take Amoxil without first talking to your physician if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment.
Amoxil passes into breast milk. Although serious problems have not been reported, rarely, Amoxil may cause a yeast infection, diarrhea, or an allergic reaction in a nursing infant, although no serious harm is expected. Do not take this medication without first talking to your physician if you are breast-feeding a baby.
What to do if you miss a dose of Amoxicillin
Take the What to do if you miss a dose of Amoxicillin as soon as you remember, and take the rest of the day\'s doses at evenly spaced intervals. However, if it is almost time for the next regularly scheduled dose, skip the dose you missed and take the rest of the doses for the day as directed. Do not take a double dose of this medication unless otherwise directed by your physician.
Side effects that may be possible for Amoxicillin
Contact your physician immediately if you experience severe or bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps during treatment with Amoxil.
If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop taking Amoxil and seek emergency medical attention or contact your physician immediately: an allergic reaction (shortness of breath; closing of the throat; hives; swelling of the lips, face, or tongue; rash; or fainting); seizures; or unusual bleeding or bruising.
Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur. Continue to take Amoxil and talk to your physician if you experience mild nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal pain, white patches on the tongue (thrush/ yeast infection); itching or discharge of the vagina (vaginal yeast infection); black, "hairy" tongue or sore mouth or tongue.
Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your physician about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
How to store Amoxicillin
Keep out of the reach of children. Store away from heat and direct light. Do not store the capsule or tablet form of Amoxil in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the medication to break down. Store the oral liquid form of Amoxil in the refrigerator because heat will cause this medication to break down. However, keep the medication from freezing. Follow the directions on the label. Do not keep outdated medication or medication no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded medication is out of the reach of children.
What to do when overdosing on Amoxicillin
Symptoms of an Amoxil overdose may include muscle spasms or weakness, pain or twitching, pain in the fingers or toes, loss of feeling in the fingers or toes, seizures, confusion, coma, or agitation. Seek emergency medical attention if an overdose is suspected.
Other information on Amoxicillin
Contact your physician immediately if you experience severe or bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps during treatment with Amoxil.
Take all of the Amoxil that has been prescribed for you even if you begin to feel better. Your symptoms may begin to improve before the infection is completely treated.
Amoxil may decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills. If you are taking birth control pills, use a second method of birth control while taking Amoxil to ensure protection from unintended pregnancy.
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