Amoxicillin

Synonyms / Brand Names: Amoxicilina, Amoxicillin anhydrous, Amoxicillin Trihydrate, Amoxicilline, Amoxicillinum, AMC, Amoxycillin Trihydrate, Amoxycillin, D-Amoxicillin, p-Hydroxyampicillin, AMPC, Actimoxi, Amoclen, Amolin, Amopen, Amopenixin, Amoxi, Amoxi-Mast, Amoxibiotic, Amoxiden, Amoxil, Amoxivet, Anemolin, Aspenil, Biomox, Bristamox, Cemoxin, Clamoxyl, Delacillin, Dispermox, Efpenix, Flemoxin, Hiconcil, Histocillin, Ibiamox, Imacillin, Lamoxy, Metafarma capsules, Metifarma capsules, Moxacin, Moxal, Ospamox, Pamoxicillin, Piramox, Polymox, Robamox, Sawamox PM, Sumox, Tolodina, Trimox, Unicillin, Utimox, Vetramox, Wymox, Zimox

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Dosing and Administration

Capsules, chewable tablets, and oral suspensions of AMOXIL may be given without regard to 390 meals. The 400-mg suspension, 400-mg chewable tablet, and the 875-mg tablet have been 391 studied only when administered at the start of a light meal. However, food effect studies have not 392 been performed with the 200-mg and 500-mg formulations. 393 Neonates and infants aged ≤12 weeks (≤3 months): Due to incompletely developed renal 394 function affecting elimination of amoxicillin in this age group, the recommended upper dose of 395 AMOXIL is 30 mg/kg/day divided q12h.

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