Amoxicillin 250mg capsules

Valsts: Lielbritānija

Valoda: angļu

Klimata pārmaiņas: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktīvā sastāvdaļa:

Amoxicillin trihydrate

Pieejams no:

Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc

ATĶ kods:

J01CA04

SNN (starptautisko nepatentēto nosaukumu):

Amoxicillin trihydrate

Deva:

250mg

Zāļu forma:

Oral capsule

Ievadīšanas:

Oral

Klase:

No Controlled Drug Status

Receptes veids:

Valid as a prescribable product

Produktu pārskats:

BNF: 05010103

Lietošanas instrukcija

The name of your medicine is Amoxicillin 250mg Capsules or Amoxi-
cillin 500mg Capsules. They contain the active ingredient called
Amoxicillin.
Amoxicillin
capsules
are
antibiotics
for
treating
infections.
They
belong to a group of antibiotics called “Penicillins” and work by
killing
the bacteria that can cause infections.
Amoxicillin capsules can treat a wide range of infections including
those of the chest (bronchitis or pneumonia), tonsils (tonsillitis),
ears
(otitis media), the bladder or the urethra (the tube which carries
urine
from the bladder), kidneys, the female reproductive system including
infections caused by difficulties during childbirth (puerperal sepsis
and septic abortion), abdomen (intra-abdominal sepsis and peritoni-
tis), heart (endocarditis), blood (septicaemia), skin, teeth and gum
(abscesses).
They are also used to treat gonorrhoea (a sexually transmitted
infection),
infections
associated
with
pregnancy
&
typhoid
and
Paratyphoid fevers (caused by a group of bacteria called Salmonella),
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow (osteomyelitis) and
inflammation of the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
(meningitis).
DO NOT TAKE AMOXICILLIN CAPSULES
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to Amoxicillin Trihydrate,
Penicillin
(or any other antibiotics) or any of the other ingredients in the
product.
See section 6.
TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH AMOXICILLIN CAPSULES
Seek advice from your doctor before treatment if you
• have, or think you have glandular fever
• have been taking Amoxicillin for a long time
• suffer from kidney problems
In premature children and during the neonatal period: renal,
hepatic and haematological functions should be monitored.
TAKING OTHER MEDICINES
Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you
are taking or have recently
taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a
prescription.
Certain medicines may be affected by treatment with Amoxicillin
capsules, for example:
• Warfarin, used to prevent blood clots
• Contraceptive Pills
• Metho

Produkta apraksts

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Amoxicillin 250 mg Capsules
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Amoxicillin 250 mg Capsules contain 250mg of amoxicillin as the
trihydrate
equivalent to 250mg amoxicillin
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
CAPSULES.
Amoxicillin 250 mg Capsules are presented as hard gelatin capsules
with a maroon
cap and yellow body.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Treatment of Infection: Amoxicillin is a broad spectrum antibiotic
indicated for the
treatment of following infections in adult and children (see sections
4.2, 4.4
and 5.1)
• Acute bacterial sinusitis
• Acute otitis media
• Acute streptococcal tonsillitis and pharyngitis
• Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
• Community acquired pneumonia
• Acute cystitis
• Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy
• Acute pyelonephritis
• Typhoid and paratyphoid fever
• Dental abscess with spreading cellulitis
• Prosthetic joint infections
• Helicobacter pylori eradication
• Lyme disease
Prophylaxis of endocarditis: Amoxicillin may be used for the
prevention of
bacteraemia associated with procedures such as dental extraction, in
patients at risk of
developing bacterial endocarditis.
Consideration should be given to official local guidance on the
appropriate use of
antibacterial agents. Susceptibility of the causative organism to the
treatment should
be tested (if possible), although the therapy may be initiated before
the results are
available.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION POSOLOGY
The dose of amoxicillin that is selected to treat an individual
infection should take
into account:
• The expected pathogens and their likely susceptibility to
antibacterial agents (see
section 4.4)
• The severity and the site of the infection
• The age, weight and renal function of the patient; as shown below
The duration of therapy should be determined by the type of infection
and the
response of the patient, and should generally be