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What is the mg of amoxicillin?
Capsules: Each capsule of AMOXIL, with royal blue opaque cap and pink opaque body, contains 250 mg or 500 mg amoxicillin as the trihydrate. The cap and body of the 250-mg capsule are imprinted with the product name AMOXIL and 250; the cap and body of the 500-mg capsule are imprinted with AMOXIL and 500.
What is amoxicillin 125 mg used for?
Amoxicillin Oral Suspension is used to treat infections caused by bacteria in different parts of the body. Amoxicillin Oral Suspension may also be used in combination with other medicines to treat stomach ulcers.
Is 500mg of amoxicillin a lot?
The recommended dose of amoxicillin for a moderate chest infection in a normal healthy adult is 500mg every 8 hours (or three times a day) or 875 mg every 12 hours. Amoxicillin is a type of penicillin antibiotic that fights bacteria.
Can adults take amoxicillin 400 mg?
For bacterial infections: Adults, teenagers, and children weighing 40 kilograms (kg) or more—250 to 500 milligrams (mg) every 8 hours, or 500 to 875 mg every 12 hours. Children and infants older than 3 months of age weighing less than 40 kg—Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your doctor.
Should I take amoxicillin 2 or 3 times a day?
Amoxicillin comes as a capsule, a tablet, a chewable tablet, and as a suspension (liquid) to take by mouth. It is usually taken every 12 hours (twice a day) or every 8 hours (three times a day) with or without food. The length of your treatment depends on the type of infection that you have.
Is it OK to take 1000 mg of amoxicillin?
For her, that would be somewhere between 750 and 1000 mg daily. The timing between doses does not need to be precise, but the farther apart the doses are, the lower the chances of diarrhea as a side effect. Generally speaking, amoxicillin is a very safe and well tolerated medication, even at the higher doses.
Is 4000 mg of amoxicillin too much?
Group A Streptococcus, mild infection or step-down therapy: Oral: 50 to 75 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 12 hours; maximum daily dose: 4,000 mg/day (IDSA [Bradley 2011]).