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Written By Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD

AMLOX CAPSULE is an antibiotic medicine used in the treatment of bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, skin, urinary tract, tonsillitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia and also used to treat diarrhoea. This medicine contains amoxycillin, which works by inhibiting the protein synthesis of the bacterial cell and thereby helps fight infection-causing bacteria. This medicine is not effective for treating viral infections. Common side effects include skin rashes, nausea, vomiting, bloating, and gas.

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Composition :

AMOXYCILLIN-250MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Leeford Healthcare Ltd

Consume Type :

ORAL

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

Expires on or after :

About AMLOX CAPSULE

AMLOX CAPSULE is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections such as pneumonia, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis and sinusitis, acne, ear infections, and sexually transmitted infections. A bacterial infection is a condition in which bacteria grow in the body and cause infection.

AMLOX CAPSULE contains Amoxycillin, which kills the bacterial cell by blocking the chemical (mucopeptides) released by the bacteria's outer layer (cell wall).

Not everyone who is taking AMLOX CAPSULE will get these side effects. Some common side effects of AMLOX CAPSULE are diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, and indigestion. These side effects are temporary and may resolve on their own over time. However, if these side effects persist, don't hesitate to contact your doctor.

AMLOX CAPSULE should only be taken if advised by your doctor. It can be taken with or without food but should be consumed at a fixed time for the best results. The AMLOX CAPSULE should not be consumed in a dose exceeding the recommended amount to avoid unpleasant side effects. Also, the course should be completed even if you feel better.

Inform your physician if you are allergic to AMLOX CAPSULE, or have any history of liver problems or muscle problems. Do not use AMLOX CAPSULE without a doctor's advice if you have a skin reaction or irritation to any medicine. Do not discontinue or abruptly stop the medication, as it may lead to antibiotic resistance, a condition in which bacteria become resistant to antibiotics.

Uses of AMLOX CAPSULE

AMLOX CAPSULE is used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The detailed uses of AMLOX CAPSULE are as follows:

  • Bacterial Infections: AMLOX CAPSULE is widely used to treat various bacterial infections, including pneumonia, bronchitis, and ear infections.
  • Skin Infections: AMLOX CAPSULE effectively treats skin infections caused by susceptible bacteria, reducing inflammation and promoting healing.
  • Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs): AMLOX CAPSULE is prescribed to manage UTIs by targeting the bacteria responsible for the condition.
  • Stomach Ulcers: AMLOX CAPSULE can be part of a comprehensive treatment plan to eliminate Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium associated with stomach ulcers.
  • Dental Infections: Dentists commonly recommend AMLOX CAPSULE to treat dental infections and prevent complications during or after dental procedures.

Directions for Use

  • AMLOX CAPSULE can be taken with or without food or as advised by your doctor.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication.
  • Swallow AMLOX CAPSULE as a whole with a glass of water.
  • Do not crush, break, or chew it.

Medicinal Benefits

  • AMLOX CAPSULE is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that helps treat various bacterial infections.
  • AMLOX CAPSULE is effective against gram-positive (S. pneumoniae) and gram-negative bacteria (E. coli, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoea).
  • Besides this, AMLOX CAPSULE also helps treat stomach ulcers caused by the H. pylori bacteria.
  • If combined with antibiotics like clarithromycin and acidity medicine like lansoprazole, it helps reduce the symptoms of duodenal ulcers.
  • AMLOX CAPSULE can be safely prescribed and well-tolerated among adults, children, and pregnant and nursing mothers.
  • AMLOX CAPSULE weakens and destroys the bacterial cell wall. It is a broad range of antibiotics that help fight various types of bacteria.

How AMLOX CAPSULE Works

AMLOX CAPSULE contains Amoxycillin, which kills the bacterial cell by blocking the chemical (mucopeptides) released by the bacteria's outer layer (cell wall). In turn, AMLOX CAPSULE weakens and destroys the bacterial cell wall. It is a broad range of antibiotics that helps in fighting various types of bacteria.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight.• Keep out of sight and reach of children.• Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.
Side effects of Amlox Capsule
  • Reduce salt intake to minimize fluid buildup.
  • Use compression stockings, sleeves, or gloves.
  • Gently massage the affected area towards the heart.
  • Protect the swollen area from injury and keep it clean.
  • Use lotion or cream to keep the skin moisturized.
  • Avoid triggers like alcohol, caffeine, and energy drinks.
  • Try relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation, or deep breathing.
  • Exercise regularly as it helps maintain heart health.
  • Follow a nutritious and balanced diet.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
  • Drink water or other clear fluids.
  • To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
  • Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
  • Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
  • Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
Dealing with Medication-Induced Headache:
  • Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
  • Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
  • Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
  • Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
  • Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
  • Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
  • To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
  • Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
  • Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
  • Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
  • Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
  • Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.
Here are the 7 steps to manage Dizziness caused by medication:
  • Inform your doctor about dizziness symptoms. They may adjust your medication regimen or prescribe additional medications to manage symptoms.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions for taking medication, and take it at the same time every day to minimize dizziness.
  • When standing up, do so slowly and carefully to avoid sudden dizziness.
  • Avoid making sudden movements, such as turning or bending quickly, which can exacerbate dizziness.
  • Drink plenty of water throughout the day to stay hydrated and help alleviate dizziness symptoms.
  • If you're feeling dizzy, sit or lie down and rest until the dizziness passes.
  • Track when dizziness occurs and any factors that may trigger it, and share this information with your doctor to help manage symptoms.

What if I have taken an overdose of AMLOX CAPSULE

Avoid exceeding the recommended dose as it could lead to an overdose. Symptoms of overdose may include cloudy/bloody urine and decreased urination. If you experience these symptoms or suspect you have taken an overdose, seek immediate medical attention.

Drug Warnings

  • Do not take AMLOX CAPSULE if you are allergic to any of its components.
  • Taking AMLOX CAPSULE may cause antibiotic-induced diarrhoea in some cases.
  • Penicillin antibiotics, blood thinners (warfarin, coumadin), uric acid-lowering drugs (allopurinol, probenecid), and anti-cancer or anti-arthritis drugs (methotrexate) may severely interact with AMLOX CAPSULE.
  • Tell your doctor if you have chronic kidney disease or viral glandular fever (mononucleosis) before taking AMLOX CAPSULE.
  • This medicine may lower the efficiency of oral birth control pills or contraceptive devices.
  • An intake of AMLOX CAPSULE may alter some glucose urine tests like the copper reduction test report.
  • Do not use AMLOX CAPSULE in more than prescribed doses or longer duration as it may cause adverse effects.
  • Keep your doctor informed about your health condition and all the medicines you take before taking AMLOX CAPSULE to rule out any side effects.
  • It is always important to check the expiry date of the medicine. Discard the medicine if it reaches the expiry date.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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AmlodipineDantrolene
Critical
AmlodipineMitotane
Severe

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AmlodipineDantrolene
Critical
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Using Amlox Capsule together with dantrolene may increase the risk of hyperkalemia (high blood potassium).

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Amlox Capsule with Dantrolene can cause an interaction, consult a doctor before taking it. You should seek medical attention if you experience nausea, vomiting, weakness, confusion, tingling of the hands and feet, a weak pulse, or a slow or irregular heartbeat. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
AmlodipineMitotane
Severe
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Using Amlox Capsule and mitotane together may drastically lower Amlox Capsule blood levels, which makes the medicine less effective.

How to manage the interaction:
Although co-administration of Amlox Capsule with mitotane can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Coadministration of lemborexant and Amlox Capsule may increase the blood levels of lemborexant.

How to manage the interaction:
Although co-administration of Amlox Capsule with Lemborexant can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, consult your doctor if you experience abnormal sleep patterns, worsening of depression, changes in heartbeat, or headache. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Coadministration of Ceritinib together with Amlox Capsule can slow heart rate and increase the risk of an irregular heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction between Amlox Capsule with Ceritinib, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. However, if you have sudden dizziness, lightheadedness, fainting, or an irregular heartbeat, consult the doctor. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
AmlodipineEnzalutamide
Severe
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Using a combination of Amlox Capsule and enzalutamide may drastically lower Amlox Capsule blood levels, making the medicine less effective.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Amlox Capsule with enzalutamide can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
AmlodipineNitisinone
Severe
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Coadministration of Amlox Capsule and Nitisinone may increase the blood levels and effects of Nitisinone.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Nitisinone with Amlox Capsule together can result in an interaction, but it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. If you notice any of these symptoms or if you feel unwell after taking your medication, it's important to contact a doctor right away. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Coadministration of Amlox Capsule with itraconazole may significantly raise the blood levels and effects of Amlox Capsule.

How to manage the interaction:
Amlox Capsule and itraconazole may interact, but if prescribed by a doctor, they can be used together. Consult a doctor if you develop chest discomfort, trouble breathing, dizziness or fainting, swelling of the hands, ankles, or feet, or any other of these symptoms. Without consulting a doctor, never stop taking any medication.
AmlodipineRifapentine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Coadministration of Amlox Capsule and Rifapentine may significantly reduce the blood levels of Amlox Capsule, which may make the medication less effective.

How to manage the interaction:
There may be a possibility of interaction between Amlox Capsule and Rifapentine, but it can be taken if prescribed by a doctor. If you have any symptoms, make sure to call a doctor right away. Do not stop using any medications without talking to a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Using Amlox Capsule and primidone together may lower Amlox Capsule blood levels, which makes the medicine less effective.

How to manage the interaction:
Although co-administration of Amlox Capsule with primidone can result in an interaction, it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Amlox Capsule:
Using Amlox Capsule and rifabutin together may lower Amlox Capsule blood levels, which makes the medicine less effective.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction between Amlox Capsule with rifabutin, but it can be taken if a doctor has advised it. Consult the doctor if you experience any unusual symptoms. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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AMOXYCILLIN-250MGGrapefruit and Grapefruit Juice
Mild

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AMOXYCILLIN-250MGGrapefruit and Grapefruit Juice
Mild
Common Foods to Avoid:
Grapefruit Juice, Grapefruit

How to manage the interaction:
The consumption of grapefruit juice with Amlox Capsule may slightly increase plasma concentrations of Amlox Capsule. Avoid consuming grapefruit juice while being treated with Amlox Capsule. However, if you experience headache, hypotension, syncope, tachycardia, or oedema consult a doctor.

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • After taking the full course of AMLOX CAPSULE, probiotics should be taken to restore some of the healthy bacteria in the intestine that may have been killed. Taking probiotics after antibiotic treatment can reduce the risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Certain fermented foods like yoghurt, cheese, sauerkraut and kimchi can restore the intestine's good bacteria stink.
  • Include more fibre-enriched food in your diet, as it can be easily digested by gut bacteria, which helps stimulate their growth. Thus fibre foods may help restore healthy gut bacteria after taking a course of antibiotics. Whole grains like whole-grain bread, and brown rice, should be included in your diet.
  • Avoid taking too many calcium-enriched foods and drinks as it might affect the working of AMLOX CAPSULE.
  • Avoid intake of alcoholic beverages with AMLOX CAPSULE as it can make you dehydrated and affect your sleep. This can make it harder for your body to aid the AMLOX CAPSULE in fighting off infections.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ANTI- BACTERIALS
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Alcohol

Unsafe

Do not drink too much while taking this medicine. Drinking a lot of alcohol may more likely to drowsiness, dizziness or sleepiness side effects.

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Pregnancy

Caution

AMLOX CAPSULE is a pregnancy category B drug. So, AMLOX CAPSULE can be safely taken by pregnant women if prescribed by the doctor.

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Breast Feeding

Safe if prescribed

Can safely give AMLOX CAPSULE to breastfeeding mothers.

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Driving

Caution

You may have side effects like dizziness after taking AMLOX CAPSULE that may make you unfit to drive. So, it is advisable not to drive or operate machinery until you are feeling well.

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Liver

Safe if prescribed

AMLOX CAPSULE can be safely taken in case of liver disease if prescribed by the doctor. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing AMLOX CAPSULE.

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Kidney

Caution

Take AMLOX CAPSULE with caution if you have severe kidney disease. Your doctor may reduce the dose of AMLOX CAPSULE in patients with severe renal impairment (GFR less than 30 mL/min).

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Children

Consult your doctor

AMLOX CAPSULE can be safely given to to children, only if recommended by a child specialist only.

Have a query?

FAQs

AMLOX CAPSULE is used to treat various bacterial infections like ear, nose, or throat (ENT) infections, skin infections, genitourinary tract, and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) caused by susceptible bacteria.

AMLOX CAPSULE kills the bacterial cell by blocking the chemical (mucopeptides) released by the bacteria's outer layer (cell wall). In turn, AMLOX CAPSULE weakens and destroys the bacterial cell wall. It is a broad range of antibiotics that helps in fighting various types of bacteria.

Amoxycillin belongs to the class of penicillin antibiotics. AMLOX CAPSULE is a broad-spectrum antibiotic effective against a wide range of bacteria. On the other hand, penicillin is a narrow-spectrum antibiotic effective against fewer bacteria.

Do not use anti diarrhoeal until the doctor has prescribed you. You can drink plenty of fluids (electrolytes) to avoid dehydration. Besides this, you can also take prebiotics or probiotics to manage diarrhoea as it may help increase the number of good bacteria in the intestine, which aids indigestion.

Try to stay well hydrated by drinking at least six glasses of water or other fluid per day. Always keep your bladder empty as much as possible by peeing regularly.

After taking an antibiotic, you may need to wait for up to three hours to eat or drink any dairy products, including milk and butter, yoghurt, and cheese. Grapefruit juice and dietary supplements containing minerals like calcium may also work to dampen the effect of antibiotics.

Do not stop using AMLOX CAPSULE even if you feel better. It should be strictly used as advised by your doctor to avoid the recurrence of symptoms and to worsen the disease.

AMLOX CAPSULE may cause side effects such as nausea and diarrhoea. If these side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.

AMLOX CAPSULE can be used during pregnancy if prescribed by a doctor. Do not self-medicate, especially during pregnancy since there is limited safety information available on the use of AMLOX CAPSULE during pregnancy. Consult a doctor before taking AMLOX CAPSULE.

You should not take AMLOX CAPSULE if you have or ever had cirrhosis, severe kidney or liver disease, adrenal gland failure, an electrolyte imbalance, or an allergy to AMLOX CAPSULE or sulfa drugs. Also, inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to conceive or are breastfeeding to avoid any harmful effect on your baby.

AMLOX CAPSULE is effective if used in the dose and duration prescribed by your doctor. Do not stop taking AMLOX CAPSULE even if you see improvement in your condition as discontinuing AMLOX CAPSULE too early may cause symptoms to worsen or reoccur.

If you forget to take a dose of AMLOX CAPSULE, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next scheduled dose in the prescribed time. Do not double the dose to make up for the missed one as this may increase the risk of side effects.

Country of origin

INDIA

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Leeford Healthcare Limited , Leo House, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar, Dugri-Dhandra Road, Near Joseph School , Ludhiana-141116
Other Info - AML0243

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