Amoxicillin/Clavulanate

• This medicine is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, including sinus infections, ear infections, chest infections, skin infections, and urinary tract infections.
• It combines two ingredients: one kills bacteria, and the other helps stop certain bacteria from destroying the first ingredient before it can work.

• If you take the tablets: swallow them whole at the start of a meal to help prevent stomach upset.
• If you use the liquid suspension: shake the bottle well before every dose, and use the measuring device given to you by the Care365 care team. Take it at the start of a meal.
• Take this medicine exactly as your healthcare professional tells you. The amount and how often you take it will be on your prescription label.
• Finish all of the medicine, even if you feel better before it is gone, unless your healthcare professional tells you to stop.
• Try to take your doses evenly spaced through the day.

If you miss a dose

• Take the missed dose as soon as you remember.
• If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule.
• Do not take two doses at once.

• Tell your healthcare professional if you are pregnant, since this medicine is only used in pregnancy when clearly needed.
• This medicine can pass into breast milk. Talk to your healthcare professional before breastfeeding while taking it.

• Tell your healthcare professional if you are allergic to penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics.
• Tell your healthcare professional if you have ever had liver problems, especially jaundice, after taking this medicine or a similar antibiotic.
• Tell your healthcare professional if you have mononucleosis (mono), since this medicine is more likely to cause a rash in that case.
• Tell your healthcare professional about all other medicines you take, especially blood thinners and hormonal birth control.
• Tell your healthcare professional if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.

Important warnings

• This medicine can cause a serious allergic reaction, including swelling of the face or throat and trouble breathing. Get emergency help right away if this happens.
• This medicine can cause severe diarrhea caused by an infection in the bowel. This can happen during treatment or even weeks after you finish. Tell your healthcare professional if you have watery or bloody diarrhea.
• This medicine can rarely cause serious liver problems. Tell your healthcare professional if you notice yellowing of your skin or eyes, dark urine, or unusual tiredness.
• This medicine can cause a serious skin reaction with blistering or peeling skin. Stop taking this medicine and get medical help right away if this happens.

• Diarrhea
• Nausea or vomiting
• Yeast infection of the mouth or vagina
• Stomach cramps, gas, or indigestion
• Loss of appetite
• Headache
• Dizziness

When to get emergency help

• Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat
• Trouble breathing
• Severe or blistering skin rash
• Severe watery or bloody diarrhea

When to contact a healthcare professional

• Yellowing of your skin or eyes, or dark urine
• A rash that is not severe but is bothering you
• Diarrhea that does not go away, even after you finish this medicine
• Unusual bruising or bleeding
• Black, hairy-looking tongue, or tooth staining in children, which is harmless and goes away

• This medicine can make hormonal birth control pills, patches, or rings less effective. Use an additional method of birth control, such as condoms, while taking this medicine.
• Tell the Care365 care team if you take blood thinners like warfarin, since this medicine can change how they work.
• Take this medicine at the start of a meal to help it work well and reduce stomach upset.

• If you have tablets, store them in a dry place at room temperature.
• If you have the liquid suspension, store the unmixed powder at room temperature. Once the Care365 care team mixes it, keep it in the refrigerator and throw away any unused portion after the date the Care365 care team gives you.
• Keep this medicine out of reach of children.