Generic Medication guide:
What is sold under the name Amoxil?
Amoxil is a brand name of the therapeutic product that has an unpatented name Amoxicillin. It is an antibiotic formulation with the ample range of activity, i.e. effective against a multitude of bacteria. It is one of the top members of the group of penicillins and by its pharmacological properties it is close to Ampicillin but has a benefit over it - a bigger amount of the antibacterial agent is active within the organism after the oral use.
As many other beta-lactam antibiotics, it is subject to degradation by beta-lactamases produced by certain bacteria, so the antibiotic is often used along with clavulanic acid, an inhibitor of such enzymes.
If you want to buy Amoxil to treat bacterial infection you can as well get a cheaper generic version of the medication because a multitude of pharmaceutical companies are able to make and market the same formulation and set prices per pill as they believe is reasonable which is usually cheaper than the cost of the branded product.
Clinical data
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Trade names |
amox, amoxycillin, and others |
Pregnancy category |
AU: A
US: B (No risk in non-human studies) |
Routes of administration
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By mouth, intravenous |
Legal status
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Legal status |
UK: POM (Prescription only)
US: RX-only |
Pharmacokinetic data
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Bioavailability |
95% by mouth |
Metabolism |
less than 30% biotransformed in liver |
Elimination half-life |
61.3 minutes |
Excretion |
Kidneys |
When is Amoxil indicated?
The antibiotic is appointed for the illnesses caused by the bacterial pathogen that is responding to the active ingredient of the formulation.
The conditions that can be treated by the antibiotic include:
- The diseases treated by otolaryngologist such as sinusitis, ear infections, bacterial sore throat, and so on.
- The bacterial diseases of the airways such as chronic, acute bronchitis, and pneumonia.
- Urinary tract illnesses such as cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis, pyelonephritis, acute gonorrhea and others.
- Bacterial lesions of the skin including infections developed after an injury.
- Illnesses of the biliary tract such as cholangitis and others in the absence of cholestasis.
- Illnesses of bones and joints including chronic osteomyelitis.
- Chronic gastritis, ulcer of the stomach and duodenum induced by Helicobacter pylori (as a part of the complex therapy).
In case your medical history includes one of the listed conditions, you have a possibility to buy generic Amoxil from our med store without Rx but please first make sure that the infection you developed is susceptible to the medication and doesn’t require your hospitalization.
When not to use Amoxil?
First of all, this formulation, as well as all other antibiotics, isn’t suitable for the therapy of viral or fungal infections. Antibiotics are used for bacterial infections only because they are designed to kill or stop the growth of bacterial pathogens. In the case you have flu symptoms, for instance, you don’t need to take Amoxil. It can be used though if flu-like symptoms persist for more than a week because a complication could have developed but you need a doctor to confirm it.
Other prohibitions for the antibiotic use even if an individual has a bacterial infection that can be treated with it are:
- Allergy or high sensibility to the formulation components.
- Allergy on antibiotics from the penicillin and cephalosporin group antibiotics (cross-allergy)
- Infectious mononucleosis or lymphocytic leukemia.
On top of the listed cases, it is also not the first choice for individuals with a polyvalent high sensibility to xenobiotics, allergic diathesis, asthma, lymphocytic leukemia, digestive diseases (especially induced by the use of antibiotics), and renal failure.
Can Amoxil be used when expecting a baby or breastfeeding?
The use of the antibiotic in gestating women is reasonable only if the anticipated benefit for her health is substantially bigger than the possible risk to the unborn baby. There hadn’t been enough controlled trials of the antibiotic use in women that expect a baby.
Since penicillin antibiotics are detected in the breast milk, it is advised to transfer the baby to a formula feeding while a woman undergoes the therapy with Amoxil.
Amoxil’s possible negative effects
Before you buy Amoxicillin, it would be useful to learn what negative effects besides the positive ones it can cause:
- Allergic reactions (skin, airway reactions, etc.). In case they occur, the therapy must be stopped.
- Digestive disorders manifested in nausea, heartburn, stomatitis, bloating, and others.
- Mental health and behavior changes such as agitation, anxiety, trouble falling asleep, etc.
- Nervous system disorders symptoms such as a headache, dizziness, etc.
- Heart disorder symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, etc.
- Blood disorders including anemia, leukopenia, and others.
- Other symptoms include troubled breathing, liver dysfunction, candidiasis of the mouth or vagina, colitis, and others.
The most common adverse effects are the ones related to the digestion as the pills can interfere with the stomach work and induce the imbalance of the good and bad flora of the intestines. The other adverse effects are likely to occur in people who are predisposed to their development such as people with heart diseases (rapid heart rate), allergic to other antibiotics, and so on.
Amoxil’s interactions with other medicines
If you take any other medications when you buy generic Amoxicillin, you should know that it can act as an antagonist for certain medications and vice versa enhancing their negative effects, diminishing the positive ones or its own effect is lowered.
- The antibiotic can become a reason of an unplanned pregnancy because it interferes with the action of oral birth controls.
- It decreases the rate of its excretion and thus enhances the toxicity of Methotrexate.
- The formulation adversely affects and is negatively affected by bacteriostatic medicines (chloramphenicol, lincosamides, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides).
- Amoxil enhances the effect of indirect coagulants through the suppression of the intestinal flora, lowered production of vitamin K and prothrombin index.
- NSAIDs, aspirin, and other medicines that suppress the tubular secretion slow down the excretion of the antibiotic and elevate its level in the blood.
- The risk of skin rash occurrence is higher in the combined use of this antibiotic with Allopurinol.
- Antacids slow down and impair the penetration of the active agent from the stomach.
- Bactericidal antibiotics have a synergetic effect with Amoxicillin and can be appointed together for persistent infections.
Amoxil dosages
When you order Amoxil and read the label to know how it must be used, pay attention that the dosages per day are selected not only on the disease that is treated but also the age of the patient.
The tablets must be swallowed entirely without crushing or chewing. The period the therapy must be continued is based on the severity of the condition, response to the therapy, and localization of the infection.
- Adults and teens should take 250-500 mg of the formulation thrice a day. In complicated and severe infections the dosage can be raised to one gram thrice a day.
The treatment of acute non-complicated gonorrhea 3 grams along with Probenecid are used a single time.
- Children aged 6 and older should be given 250 mg thrice a day. Contingent on the infection features and severity, the dosage can be raised.
- Children under 6 years are given another form of the antibiotic in a form of suspension.
Dosage recommendations for adults and pediatric patients older than 3 months of age
Infection
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Severity
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Usual Adult Dose
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Usual Dose for Children > 3 Months
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Ear/Nose/Throat Skin/Skin Structure Genitourinary Tract
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Mild/Moderate
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500 mg every 12 hours or 250 mg every 8 hours
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25 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 12 hours or 20 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours
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Severe
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875 mg every 12 hours or 500 mg every 8 hours
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45 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 12 hours or 40 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours
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Lower Respiratory Tract
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Mild/Moderate or Severe
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875 mg every 12 hours or 500 mg every 8 hours
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45 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 12 hours or 40 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours
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Amount of water for mixing an oral suspension for children under 6 years of age
Strength
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Bottle Size |
Amount of Water Reauired for Reconstitution |
Oral Suspension 125 mg/5 mL
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80 mL
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62 mL
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100 mL
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78 mL
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150 mL
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116 mL
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Oral Suspension 200 mg/5 mL
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50 mL
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39 mL
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75 mL
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57 mL
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100 mL
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76 mL
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Oral Suspension 250 mg/5 mL
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80 mL
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59 mL
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100 mL
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74 mL
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150 mL
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111 mL
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Oral Suspension 400 mg/5 mL
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50 mL
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36 mL
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75 mL
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54 mL
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100 mL
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71 mL
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Dosage adjustments
Individuals with liver dysfunction must use a single dosage in 12 hours.
Individuals with creatinine clearance 10-40 ml per minute must use a single dosage in 12 hours. In creatinine clearance less than 10 ml per minute, the dosage is taken once in 24 hours. In anuria (inability to urinate), the daily dosage must not exceed 2 grams.
Overdose of Amoxil
It can be noticed that a person overdosed once they start developing nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other adverse effects in severe form.
The treatment must consist of gastric lavage, activated carbon intake, use of salt laxatives, correction of water-electrolyte balance, and hemodialysis.
Precautions to follow when you buy Amoxil
- To avoid an infection relapse, when you order generic Amoxil, be prepared to use it for 48-72 hours after the symptoms disappear and in streptococcus infections even for 10 days.
- In a long-term therapy, it is necessary to control the liver function, kidneys, and blood-making organs.
- The formulation use can contribute to the occurrence of superinfection through the growth of the bacteria insusceptible to the formulation. In case it is developed, the therapy must be stopped and another antibiotic chosen by a doctor.
- Individuals who are allergic to penicillin antibiotics can also have allergic reactions as a result of the use of cephalosporin antibiotics.
- For the therapy of mild diarrhea caused by the antibiotic use, it is advised to avoid antidiarrheal pills that diminish the intestinal motility. In severe diarrhea, you must seek medical assistance.
- Since the medication lowers the effectiveness of oral birth control, it is preferable to use supplementary contraception methods during the therapy.
Where can you purchase Amoxil?
Naturally, you can get the antibiotic at your nearby drugstore if you have Rx and need to start the therapy as soon as possible. If you are suffering from frequent flare-ups of bacterial infections, you can order Amoxicillin pills online from our pharmacy to save on the visits to your doctor and have the medication at hand when you need it.
Amoxil shipping
We will ship your order to any corner of the world because we ship internationally including such countries as the US, UK, and others. The typical delivery takes around 7-25 days (express or standard).
Free prescription
Our doctor prescribes online for free, and there is no doctor’s consultation fee.
Discrete packaging
All orders arrive in discrete unmarked parcels. We leave the shipment description blank.
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