Augmentin 228mg/5ml

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Drug Description
What is Augmentin and how is it used?
Augmentin is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of many different infections caused by bacteria such as lower respiratory tract infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bacterial sinusitis, animal/human bite wounds, and skin infections. Augmentin may be used alone or with other medications.

Augmentin is a Penicillin, Amino.

What are the possible side effects of Augmentin?
Augmentin may cause serious side effects including:

severe stomach pain,
diarrhea which is watery or bloody,
pale or yellowed skin,
dark colored urine,
fever,
confusion,
weakness,
loss of appetite,
upper stomach pain,
yellowing of skin or eyes (jaundice),
easy bruising or bleeding,
little or no urination,
sore throat,
swelling in your face or tongue,
burning in your eyes,
skin pain followed by a red or purple rash that spreads (on the face or upper body) with blisters and peeling
Get medical help right away, if you have any of the symptoms listed above.

The most common side effects of Augmentin include:

nausea,
diarrhea,
vaginal itching or discharge,
Tell the doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

These are not all the possible side effects of Augmentin. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.


Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

AUGMENTIN is an oral antibacterial combination consisting of amoxicillin and the beta lactamase inhibitor, clavulanate potassium (the potassium salt of clavulanic acid).