Indication
Treatment of commonly occurring bacterial infections eg, upper respiratory tract infections (eg, ear, nose and throat infections, otitis media); lower respiratory tract infections (eg, acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, lobar and bronchopneumonia); gastrointestinal tract infections (eg, typhoid and paratyphoid fever); genitourinary tract infections (eg, cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, bacteriuria in pregnancy, septic abortion, puerperal sepsis); other infections including borreliosis (Lyme disease; Borrelia burgdorferi); skin and soft tissue infections; biliary tract infections; bone infections; pelvic infections; gonorrhea (non penicillinase-producing strains); septicemia; endocarditis; meningitis; peritonitis; dental abscess (as an adjunct to surgical management); Helicobacter pylori eradication in peptic (duodenal and gastric) ulcer disease. Infections eg, septicemia, endocarditis and meningitis due to susceptible organisms should be treated initially with high doses of a parenteral therapy and where appropriate, in combination with another antibiotic.Prophylaxis of Endocarditis: Amoxil may be used for the prevention of bacteremia associated with procedures eg, dental extraction, in patients at risk of developing endocarditis. Susceptibility to amoxicillin will vary with geography and time and local susceptibility data should be consulted where available and microbiological sampling and susceptibility testing where necessary.
