Country: Australia
Language: English
Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Potassium clavulanate; Amoxicillin trihydrate; Amoxycillin trihydrate
Sandoz Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
CURAM DUO 500/125; CURAM DUO FORTE 875/125 1 CURAM ® DUO 500/125; CURAM ® DUO FORTE 875/125 _amoxycillin and potassium clavulanate tablets _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about Curam Duo/Curam Duo Forte. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking this medicine against the benefits they expect it will have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT CURAM DUO/CURAM DUO FORTE ARE USED FOR This medicine contains two active ingredients. One of these ingredients is a type of penicillin called amoxycillin and the other is potassium clavulanate. It is used to treat a wide range of infections in the body caused by bacteria. These infections may affect the chest (bronchitis or pneumonia), bladder (cystitis), sinuses (sinusitis), the ears (otitis media) or the skin. ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason. This medicine is only available with a doctor's prescription. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. _HOW IT WORKS _ Curam Duo/Curam Duo Forte works by killing the bacteria that cause these infections. It will not work against infections caused by viruses such as colds or the flu. BEFORE YOU TAKE CURAM DUO/CURAM DUO FORTE _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT _ DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO: amoxycillin or potassi Read the complete document