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Brand Names: Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox

Generic Name: amoxicillin (Pronunciation: am OX i sil in)

• What is amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• What are the possible side effects of amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• What is the most important information I should know about amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• How should I take amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• What happens if I miss a dose (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• What happens if I overdose (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• What should I avoid while taking amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• What other drugs will affect amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?
• Where can I get more information?

What is amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?

Amoxicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.

Amoxicillin is used to treat many different types of infections caused by bacteria, such as ear infections, bladder infections, pneumonia, gonorrhea, and E. coli or salmonella infection. Amoxicillin is also sometimes used together with another antibiotic called clarithromycin (Biaxin) to treat stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. This combination is sometimes used with a stomach acid reducer called lansoprazole (Prevacid).

Amoxicillin may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

Amoxicillin 125 mg Chew-TEV

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Amoxicillin 250 mg Chew-RAN

round, pink, berry, imprinted with RX 515

Amoxicillin 250 mg Chew-TEV

oblong, white, imprinted with 93, 2268

Amoxicillin 250 mg-RAN

yellow, imprinted with RX654

Amoxicillin 250 mg-STA

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Amoxicillin 250 mg-TEV

tan/white, imprinted with 93 3107

Amoxicillin 500 mg Tab-TEV

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Amoxicillin 500 mg-RAN

red/yellow, imprinted with RX655

Amoxicillin 500 mg-STA

orange/peach, imprinted with WC 731

Amoxicillin 500 mg-TEV

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Amoxicillin 875 mg Tab-RAN

oblong, pink, imprinted with RX 763

Amoxicillin 875 mg Tab-TEV

oblong, white, imprinted with 93 2264

Amoxil 125 mg Chew

oval, pink, banana-cherry-peppermint, imprinted with AMOXIL, 125

Amoxil 200 mg Chew

round, pink, banana-cherry-peppermint, imprinted with AMOXIL 200

Amoxil 250 mg Chew

oval, pink, banana-cherry-peppermint, imprinted with AMOXIL, 250

Amoxil 250 mg

blue/pink, imprinted with AMOXIL 250

Amoxil 400 mg Chew

round, pink, banana-cherry-peppermint, imprinted with AMOXIL 400

Amoxil 500 mg Cap

blue/pink, imprinted with AMOXIL 500

Amoxil 500 mg tab

oblong, pink, imprinted with AMOXIL 500

Amoxil 875 mg

oblong, pink, imprinted with AMOXIL 875

Trimox 250 mg

maroon/pink, imprinted with BRISTOL 7278

Trimox 500 mg

peach/red, imprinted with BRISTOL 7279

Trimox Chew 250 mg

round, pink, imprinted with BMS 38

What are the possible side effects of amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

• fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash;
• nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
• diarrhea that is watery or bloody;
• fever, chills, body aches, flu symptoms;
• easy bruising or bleeding, unusual weakness;
• urinating less than usual or not at all;
• agitation, confusion, unusual thoughts or behavior; or
• seizure (black-out or convulsions).

Less serious side effects are more likely to occur, such as:

• nausea, vomiting, stomach pain;
• vaginal itching or discharge;
• headache;
• swollen, black, or "hairy" tongue; or
• thrush (white patches inside your mouth or throat).

This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What is the most important information I should know about amoxicillin (Amoxil, Amoxil Pediatric Drops, Moxatag, Trimox)?

Do not use this medication if you are allergic to amoxicillin or to any other penicillin antibiotic, such as ampicillin (Omnipen, Principen), dicloxacillin (Dycill, Dynapen), oxacillin (Bactocill), penicillin (Beepen-VK, Ledercillin VK, Pen-V, Pen-Vee K, Pfizerpen, V-Cillin K, Veetids), and others.

Before using amoxicillin, tell your doctor if you are allergic to cephalosporins such as Ceclor, Ceftin, Duricef, Keflex, and others. Also tell your doctor if you have asthma, liver or kidney disease, a bleeding or blood clotting disorder, mononucleosis (also called "mono"), or any type of allergy.

Amoxicillin can make birth control pills less effective, which may result in pregnancy. Before taking amoxicillin, tell your doctor if you use birth control pills.

Take this medication for the entire length of time prescribed by your doctor. Your symptoms may get better before the infection is completely treated. Amoxicillin will not treat a viral infection such as the common cold or flu.

Do not give this medication to another person, even if they have the same symptoms you do.

Antibiotic medicines can cause diarrhea, which may be a sign of a new infection. If you have diarrhea that is watery or has blood in it, call your doctor. Do not use any medicine to stop the diarrhea unless your doctor has told you to.