Amoxicillin

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Synonyms Amoxycillin

Name

  • Amoxycillin.

Class of drug

  • Penicillin antibiotic.

Uses

Action

  • Bacteriocidal antibiotic.
  • Acts by binding to penicillin-binding proteins near bacterial cell walls, thereby decreasing bacterial cell wall strength and rigidity, and affecting cell division, growth and septum formation.
  • As mammalian cells lack a cell wall, the beta-lactam antibiotics are extremely safe.

Indications

  • Active against certain gram-positive and negative organisms.
  • Not active against those that produce penicillinases, eg E. coli Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus spp.
  • The more difficult gram-negative organisms ( Pseudomonas spp Pseudomonas and Klebsiella spp) are usually resistant.

Adverse reactions

Other reported reactions

  • Nausea.
  • Diarrhea.
  • Skin rashes.

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