1. Amoxicillin 500 mg capsule 1x3x 10-14
2. Panadol ActiFast 2 tablets up to 4 times daily
3. Gurgle with salt and water solution (don’t swallow it ) 3 times daily
4. Soft food and warm drinks

Amoxicillin  :

Dosage Forms & Strengths

1000mg, 1g, 500mg, 750mg 625mg tablets, 500mg, 250mg capsules, 375mg/5ml suspension ,250mg/5ml suspension, 125mg/5ml suspension 

Trade names  :Amoxil,Moxiram,Penamox,Ultramox,Moxilen,Hymox,Amoxapen,Julphamox,Ospamox,Amoxydar,Amoxibel

Therapeutic indication and dose :

Ear, Nose, & Throat Infections

Mild to moderate infections

• 500 mg PO q12hr or 250 mg PO q8hr for 10-14 days

Severe infections

• 500 mg PO q8hr for 10-14 days

Genitourinary Tract Infections

Mild to moderate infections

• 500 mg PO q12hr or 250 mg PO q8hr

Severe infections

• 500 mg PO q8hr

Skin & Skin Structure Infections

Mild to moderate infections

• 500 mg PO q12hr or 250 mg PO q8hr

Severe infections

• 500 mg PO q8hr

Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

• 500 mg PO q8hr for 10-14 days

Helicobacter Pylori

H pylori infection and active or 1-year history of duodenal ulcer

Triple therapy

• 1 g PO q12hr for 14 days with lansoprazole (30 mg) and clarithromycin (500 mg)

Dual therapy

• 1 g PO q8hr for 14 days with lansoprazole (30 mg) in patients intolerant of, or resistant to, clarithromycin

Infective Endocarditis

Prophylaxis

• 2 g PO 30-60 min before procedure

Chlamydial Infection in Pregnant Women 

• First trimester: 500 mg PO q8hr for 7 days

Contraindications:

• Hypersensitivity to penicillin’s, semi-synthetic penicillin’s or cephalosporin. 
• Liver problems
• Renal impairment

Pregnancy:

• Category B

Breastfeeding :

• Amoxicillin is excreted into breast milk in small quantities
• Diarrhea and fungus infection of the mucous membranes are possible in the breast-fed infant, so that breast-feeding might have to be discontinued. 

Common side effects:

• Anaphylaxis
• Anemia
• AST/ALT elevation
• Mucocutaneous candidiasis
• Diarrhea
• Headache
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Rash
• Pseudomembranous colitis

Panadol ActiFast

Product Description:

• Panadol ActiFast is a fast effective pain and is gentle on the stomach.
• Panadol ActiFast is a pain reliever that is absorbed twice as fast as regular paracetamol.
• Panadol ActiFast is effective for the relief of fever and the treatment of mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, rheumatic and muscular pain, period pain, pain of osteoarthritis, toothache, pain following dental procedures/tooth extraction, and pain after vaccination.

What is Paracetamol used for :

Paracetamol is a medication that is used for the relief of the following indications:

• Headache
• Period pain
• Backache
• Rheumatic pain (joints pain)
• Cold and flu
• Sore throat
• Mild arthritis pain (joints pain)
• Muscle Pain
• Toothache
• Fever

Contraindication:

In  allergy to Paracetamol, or any of the ingredients in this medicine