Augmentin 625 Duo belongs to a class of medicines called Penicillin-class Antibacterial. Penicillin are a group of antibiotics that are used to treat and prevent different type of bacterial infections.
Prescription: Yes
Warnings: After taking Augmentin 625 Duo Tablet 10's, if you have an allergy-like symptom, including rash, swelling of the face/lips/throat, difficulty in breathing, or tightness in the chest, immediately contact your doctor. Do not take Augmentin 625 Duo Tablet 10's if you have an allergy to Augmentin 625 Duo Tablet 10's, penicillin or cephalosporin class of antibiotics as it may cause skin rash, itching, and difficulty in breathing. People having a liver disease or jaundice (yellowing of skin/eye) should not take Augmentin 625 Duo Tablet 10's, as it can damage your liver severely. You may have diarrhea in some cases, which can be managed by taking it with any probiotics and plenty of fluids.
Medicine Interaction: When two or more medicines are taken together, it can change how the medicines work and increase the risk of side-effects. In medical terms, this is called as a Drug Interaction.
Augmentin 625 Duo Tablet interacts with allopurinol, which is used to treat redness and tenderness in the joints (gout). Patients using amoxicillin with allopurinol may experience the increased occurrence of rashes as compared to patients taking amoxicillin alone. It is unknown whether the increased incidence of rashes is due to the combined usage of amoxicillin with allopurinol or due to increased levels of uric acid (hyperuricemia) in patients.
There may be an interaction of Augmentin 625 Duo with oral anticoagulants (acenocoumarol and warfarin), which are used to prevent blood clotting. The use of amoxicillin in combination with oral anticoagulants may abnormally increase the bleeding time in patients. Careful monitoring of blood clotting parameter, with the use or withdrawal of amoxicillin and dose adjustment of oral anticoagulants, is recommended in patients using anticoagulants with Augmentin 625 Duo.
Augmentin 625 Duo Tablet may interact with probenecid, which is used to treat redness and tenderness in the joints (gout). Probenecid decreases the secretion of amoxicillin in the kidney. The use of Augmentin 625 Duo with probenecid may increase the level of amoxicillin in the blood. Patients should not use probenecid with Augmentin 625 Duo.
Your doctor's guidelines may need to be followed while taking this medicine along with false-positive reactions. Patients using Augmentin 625 Duo or amoxicillin alone during testing of glucose in urine using Benedict's solution, Fehling's solution or testing kit may see an increased risk of false positive reactions. Enzymatic glucose oxidase reactions based glucose test should be recommended in such patients.
Special instructions need to be followed while taking this medicine along with oral contraceptives, which are used to prevent unwanted pregnancy. The use of Augmentin 625 Duo may affect the natural bacteria of the digestive tract which may lead to decreased hormone reabsorption and reduced the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.
There may be an interaction of Augmentin 625 Duo with mycophenolate mofetil, which is used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation. The use of Augmentin 625 Duo with mycophenolate mofetil may decrease the level of mycophenolate mofetil in the blood. Doctors should monitor the patients carefully as soon as possible after antibiotic treatment and during the combination therapy.
Side Effects: The following side-effects may commonly occur when using Augmentin 625 Duo Tablet. If any of these side-effects worsen or last for a long time, you should consult with your doctor:
diarrhea
hives
immune disorder of T cells (mucocutaneous candidosis)
inflammation of the vagina
Nausea
skin rashes
vomiting
How to Store it: Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 C. Protect from moisture.
Over Dose: Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 C. Protect from moisture.
Precautions: Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 C. Protect from moisture.
Missed Dose: Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 C. Protect from moisture.
