Ask your doctor about using a non-hormone method of birth control (such as a condom, diaphragm, spermicide) to prevent pregnancy while taking amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium. Do not use this medication without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.Īugmentin can make birth control pills less effective. Amoxicillin and clavulanate may not be as effective or could be harmful if you do not use the exact tablet form your doctor has prescribed.Īmoxicillin and clavulanate potassium can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. If you switch from one tablet form to another (regular or extended-release tablet), take only the new tablet form and strength prescribed for you. You should not use Augmentin if you have severe kidney disease, if you have had liver problems or jaundice while taking amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium, or if you are allergic to any penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotic, such as Amoxil, Ceftin, Cefzil, Moxatag, Omnicef, and others. Clavulanate potassium is a beta-lactamase inhibitor that helps prevent certain bacteria from becoming resistant to amoxicillin.Īugmentin is prescription antibiotic used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria, such as, pneumonia, ear infections, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and infections of the skin. Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic that fights bacteria in the body.
Last updated on Oct 26, 2022.Īugmentin contains a combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium.
Generic name: amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium
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