Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid
Also sold as: Augmentin, Calamox
Prescription neededPenicillins
Comes as:TabletSuspensionInjection
Also sold as: Augmentin, Calamox
Usual adult dose: 625 mg (500/125 mg) every 8 hours, or 1 g twice a day, at the start of a meal, usually for 5 to 7 days. Finish the full course. Children: dose by weight — ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Your doctor may give you a different dose. Children's doses depend on weight.
Stop taking it and see a doctor straight away if you notice:
Medicines that can react with this one.
Can reduce methotrexate clearance and raise its toxicity.
Can change the effect of warfarin; INR should be checked during the course.