1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets (chewable) are indicated for the treatment of infections in adults and pediatric patients, due to susceptible isolates of the designated bacteria in the conditions listed below:
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
caused by betalactamaseproducing isolates of Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis.
Acute Bacterial Otitis Media
caused by betalactamaseproducing isolates of H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis.
Sinusitis
caused by betalactamaseproducing isolates of H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis.
Skin and Skin Structure Infections
caused by betalactamaseproducing isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella species.
Urinary Tract Infections
caused by betalactamaseproducing isolates of E. coli, Klebsiella species, and Enterobacter species.
Limitations of Use
When susceptibility test results show susceptibility to amoxicillin, indicating no betalactamase production, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets (chewable) should not be used.
Usage
To reduce the development of drugresistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium and other antibacterial drugs, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets (chewable) should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.
Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets (chewable) are combination of amoxicillin, a penicillinclass antibacterial and clavulanate potassium, a betalactamase inhibitor indicated for treatment of the following infections in adults and pediatric patients: (1)
Lower respiratory tract infections
Acute bacterial otitis media
Sinusitis
Skin and skin structure infections
Urinary tract infections
Limitations of Use
When susceptibility test results show susceptibility to amoxicillin, indicating no betalactamase production, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets (chewable) should not be used. (1)
Usage
To reduce the development of drugresistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets (chewable) and other antibacterial drugs, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets, amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium for oral suspension, and amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium tablets (chewable) should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria. (1)