Dosage of Amoxicillin Trihydrate in details
Adults and Children >40 kg: Standard Dose: 250 mg 3 times daily, increasing to 500 mg 3 times daily for more severe infections.
High Dosage Therapy (Maximum Recommended
Oral Dosage 6 g Daily in Divided Doses): A dosage of 3 g twice daily is recommended in appropriate cases for the treatment of severe or recurrent purulent infection of the respiratory tract.
Short Course Therapy: Simple Acute Urinary Tract Infection: Two 3-g doses with 10-12 hrs between the doses. Dental Abscess: Two 3-g doses with 8 hrs between the doses. Gonorrhea: 3 g as a single dose.
Helicobacter Pylori Eradication in Peptic (Duodenal and Gastric) Ulcer Disease: 750 mg-1 g twice daily in combination with a proton-pump inhibitor (eg, omeprazole, lansoprazole) and another antibiotic (eg, clarithromycin, metronidazole) for 7 days.
Children <40 kg: Standard Dose: 125 mg 3 times daily, increasing to 250 mg 3 times daily for more severe infections. Amoxicillin Trihydrate drops is recommended for children <6 months.
Acute Otitis Media: 750 mg twice daily for 2 days may be used as an alternative course of treatment.
Renal Impairment: In renal impairment, the excretion of the antibiotic will be delayed and depending on the degree of impairment, it may be necessary to reduce the total daily dosage according to the following scheme: Adults and Children >40 kg: Mild Impairment [creatinine clearance (CrCl >30 mL/min)]: No change in dosage. Moderate Impairment (CrCl 10-30 mL/min): 500 mg twice daily maximum. Severe Impairment (CrCl <10 mL/min): 500 mg/day maximum.
Children <40 kg: Mild Impairment (CrCl >30 mL/min): No change in dosage. Moderate Impairment (CrCl 10-30 mL/min): 15 mg/kg twice daily (500 mg twice daily maximum). Severe Impairment (CrCl <10 mL/min): 15 mg/kg once daily (500 mg maximum).
Patients Receiving Peritoneal dialysis:
Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: Dosing as for patients with severe renal impairment (CrCl <10 mL/min).
Amoxicillin is removed from the circulation by hemodialysis. Therefore, 1 additional dose (500 mg for adults or 15 mg/kg for children <40 kg) may be administered during dialysis and at the end of each dialysis.
Prophylaxis of Endocarditis: See table.
Parenteral therapy is indicated if the oral route is considered impracticable or unsuitable, and particularly for the urgent treatment of severe infection.
What other drugs will affect Amoxicillin Trihydrate?
Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:
- probenecid (Benemid);
- a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven);
- an antibiotic such as azithromycin (Zithromax), clarithromycin (Biaxin), erythromycin (E.E.S., EryPed, Ery-Tab, Erythrocin, Pediazole), or telithromycin (Ketek);
- sulfa drugs (Bactrim, Septra, Sulfatrim, SMX-TMP, and others); or
- a tetracycline antibiotic such as doxycycline (Doryx, Oracea, Periostat, Vibramycin), minocycline (Dynacin, Minocin, Solodyn), tetracycline (Ala-Tet, Brodspec, Panmycin, Sumycin, Tetracap), and others.
This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with amoxicillin. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.
Amoxicillin Trihydrate interactions
Probenecid decreases the renal tubular secretion of amoxicillin. Concomitant use with Amoxicillin Trihydrate may result in increased and prolonged blood levels of amoxicillin.
In common with other antibiotics, Amoxicillin Trihydrate may affect the gut flora, leading to lower estrogen reabsorption and reduced efficacy of combined oral contraceptives.
Concurrent administration of allopurinol during treatment with amoxicillin can increase the likelihood of allergic skin reactions.
It is recommended that when testing for the presence of glucose in urine during amoxicillin treatment, enzymatic glucose oxidase methods should be used. Due to the high urinary concentrations of amoxicillin, false-positive readings are common with chemical methods.
In the literature, there are rare cases of increased INR in patients maintained on acenocoumarol or warfarin and prescribed a course of amoxicillin. If co-administration is necessary, the prothrombin time or INR should be carefully monitored with the addition or withdrawal of Amoxicillin Trihydrate.
References
- DailyMed. "AMOXICILLIN; CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- FDA/SPL Indexing Data. "9EM05410Q9: The UNique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is an alphanumeric substance identifier from the joint FDA/USP Substance Registration System (SRS).". https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/Data... (accessed September 17, 2018).
- MeSH. "Anti-Bacterial Agents". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68... (accessed September 17, 2018).
Reviews
The results of a survey conducted on ndrugs.com for Amoxicillin Trihydrate are given in detail below. The results of the survey conducted are based on the impressions and views of the website users and consumers taking Amoxicillin Trihydrate. We implore you to kindly base your medical condition or therapeutic choices on the result or test conducted by a physician or licensed medical practitioners.User reports
3 consumers reported frequency of use
How frequently do I need to take Amoxicillin Trihydrate?It was reported by ndrugs.com website users that Amoxicillin Trihydrate should ideally be taken Twice in a day as the most common frequency of the Amoxicillin Trihydrate. You should you adhere strictly to the instructions and guidelines provided by your doctor on how frequently this Amoxicillin Trihydrate should be taken. Get another patient's view on how frequent the capsule should be used by clicking here.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Twice in a day | 2 | 66.7% | |
| 3 times in a day | 1 | 33.3% | |
2 consumers reported doses
What doses of Amoxicillin Trihydrate drug you have used?The drug can be in various doses. Most anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive drugs, pain killers, or antibiotics are in different low and high doses and prescribed by the doctors depending on the severity and demand of the condition suffered by the patient. In our reports, ndrugs.com website users used these doses of Amoxicillin Trihydrate drug in following percentages. Very few drugs come in a fixed dose or a single dose. Common conditions, like fever, have almost the same doses, e.g., [acetaminophen, 500mg] of drug used by the patient, even though it is available in various doses.
| Users | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11-50mg | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 501mg-1g | 1 | 50.0% | |
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