Composition
- Capsule: Each capsule contains amoxycillin trihydrate equivalent to 250 or 500 mg amoxicillin.
- Dry Syrup: Each 5 ml after reconstitution contains amoxycillin trihydrate equivalent to 125 or 250 or 200 or 400 mg amoxycillin.
- Tablet: Each tablet contains amoxycillin trihydrate equivalent to 1 g amoxicillin.
- Injection: Each vial contains amoxycillin sodium equivalent to 250, 500, or 1000 mg amoxycillin.
Properties
Amoxycillin (Ibiamox®) is a semisynthetic penicillin with a broad spectrum antibacterial action.
Amoxycillin (Ibiamox®) is well absorbed by oral route and gives very high serum and tissues levels irrespective of the presence of food. It also has a very low incidence of side effects.
Amoxycillin (Ibiamox®) exerts a broad spectrum bactericidal action against several Gram +ve and Gram –ve bacteria.
Gram positive bacteria
- Staph.aureus.
- Strept.pyogenes.
- Strept.viridans.
- Strept. faecalis.
- Diplococcus pneumoniae.
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
- Clostridium species.
- Bacillus anthracis.
Gram negative bacteria
- Salmonella species.
- Shigella species
- Escherichia coli.
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Neisseria gonorrhoea.
- Bordetella pertussis.
- Proteus mirabilis.
Indications
Mild and moderate infections:
- E.N.T.infections
- Upper and lower respiratory tract infections
- Gastrointestinal tract infections
- Typhoid fever
- Urogenital infections
- Skin and soft tissue infections
- Severe infections:
- Septicaemia
- Peritonitis
- Bacterial endocarditis
- Osteomyelitis
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to penicillins.
Dosage
Adults dosage
Mild and moderate infections: 500 to 1000 mg 3 or 4 times daily by oral, I.M. or I.V.route.
Severe Infections: 1000 mg 4 or 6 times dialy by oral, I.M. or I.V. route.
Gonarrhea: 3 g as a single oral dose.
Children dosage
50 to 100 mg/kg body weight daily in divided doses (every 8 hours). For children weighting more than 20 kg, the dose should be adjusted according to the adult dose.
How Supplied
- Capsule: Blister of 12 capsules each of 250 or 500 amoxycillin.
- Tablet: Blister of 8 tablets each of 1000 mg amoxycillin.
- Syrup: Bottle of 60 ml dry syrup in powder form of 125, 200, 250, or 400 mg amoxicillin.
- Injections: Vial of 250, 500, or 1000 mg amoxicillin.
N.B.: Syrup should be used within 7 days after reconstitution.
Keep all medicaments out of reach of children
Product of: AMOUN PHARMACEUTICAL CO. El-Obour City, Cairo, Egypt. ATC Code: J01CA04