Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop

Short Description

Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop is an antibiotic medicine that helps treat bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, chest, lungs, teeth, skin, and urinary tract.

Dosage Form

Drop

Introduction

Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop is an antibiotic medicine that helps treat bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, chest, lungs, teeth, skin, and urinary tract. It is capable of killing bacteria that have become resistant to other therapies.

Never give Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop until and unless prescribed by the doctor. You must also never share your child’s medicine with anyone else even if they show similar symptoms.

Side Effects

No common side effects listed.

Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop is an antibiotic. It has two active agents amoxycillin and clavulanic acid. Amoxycillin works by preventing the formation of the bacterial protective covering (cell wall) essential for the survival of the bacteria. Whereas clavulanic acid serves a special purpose of inhibiting an enzyme (beta-lactamase) that is produced by resistant bacteria. This makes the combination of amoxycillin and clavulanic acid an effective line of treatment for many types of infections.

Your child may have a bitter taste in the mouth after the intake of Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop. Eating citrus fruit or sipping plenty of water or fruit juice may help. Encourage your child to drink plenty of water in case diarrhea develops as a side effect. Never give Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop to treat common cold and flu-like symptoms caused by viruses. Never save medicine for future illnesses. It cannot be said whether the same medicine will work on future infections. Check ‘expiry’ before giving Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop to your child. Immediately discard all the expired medicines. Stop Augpen 80mg/11.4mg Drop immediately if your child develops an itchy rash facial swelling or breathing difficulty. Report to the doctor without any delay.