Augmentin
Augmentin
Augmentin
- Brand Names: Augmentin, Curam, Newclav
- Therapeutic Category: antibiotic ,penicillin
- Dosage Forms: Tablet – powder for suspension
- Use:
- Labeled Indications: otitis media, pneumonia, bacterial rhino sinusitis, skin infections, urinary tract infections.
- Off-Label Indications: Prophylaxis or treatment (animal or human bite)/
Acute exacerbation of Bronchiectasis/ COPD - Dosing:
- Adult:
Oral: Immediate release: 500 mg every 8 to 12 hours
Extended release: 2 g every 12 hours. - Geriatric: Refer to adult dosing.
- Pediatric:
_Infants <3 months : 30 mg/kg/day divided every 12 hours
_Children, and Adolescents <40 kg: 25 mg/kg/day in divided doses twice daily OR 45 mg/kg/day in divided doses twice daily (severe infection)
_Children and Adolescents ≥40 kg: 250 mg every 8hours OR 500 mg every 8 hours (severe infection).
- Adult:
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- Dose Adjustments:
- Renal Impairment: Adult: CrCl 10 to 30 mL/minute: 250 to 500 mg every 12 hours
CrCl <10 mL/minute: 250 to 500 mg every 24 hours - Hepatic Impairment: use with caution
- Adverse Drug Interaction:– Diarrhea/ Diaper rash and skin rash/ Vaginitis
- Pharmacodynamics/Kinetics:
– Half-life elimination: Immediate-release 61.3 minutes/ Extended-release: 90 minutes
– Time to peak: Capsule 1 to 2 hours, Extended-release: 3.1 hours
– Excretion: Urine (60% as unchanged drugs - Important Notes:
Watch for hypersensitivity reactions - Pregnancy & Lactation: category B pregnancy/ Compatible with breastfeeding
- Drug safety issue: Augmentin may be confused with amoxicillin, Azulfidine
Augmentin Patient counseling
- Tell all of your health care providers that you take this drug
- Have your blood work checked if you are on this drug for a long time
- This drug may affect certain lab tests. Tell lab workers that you take this drug.
- Do not use longer than you have been told. A second infection may happen.
- Take a missed dose as soon as you think about it.
- Birth control pills and other hormone-based birth control may not work as well to prevent pregnancy. Use some other kind of birth control also like a condom when taking this drug.
- Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan on getting pregnant.
- Some people may have very bad and sometimes deadly side effects when taking a drug.
- Tell your doctor if you have any signs of an allergic reaction, like rash; hives; itching; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin with or without fever; wheezing; tightness in the chest or throat; trouble breathing, swallowing, or talking.
Common Side Effects of Augmentin
- It is common to have diarrhea when taking antibiotics. Rarely, a severe form of diarrhea called C diff–associated diarrhea (CDAD) may happen.
- CDAD may happen while you are taking an antibiotic or within a few months after you stop taking it.
- Call your doctor right away if you have stomach pain or cramps, very loose or watery stools, or bloody stools.
- Do not try to treat diarrhea without first checking with your doctor.
- A very bad skin reaction (Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis) may happen
- Get medical help right away if you have signs like red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin (with or without fever); red or irritated eyes; or sores in your mouth, throat, nose, or eyes.
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