Clavimox 1 g tablets

It is also used to prevent infections after surgery.

Composition:

Each film-coated tablet contains amoxicillin (as anhydrous amoxicillin) 875 mg and clavulanic acid (as potassium clavulanate) 125 mg.

Excipients (12-tablet pack): colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose.

Film coating (12-tablet pack): hypromellose, ethylcellulose, polysorbate 80, triethyl citrate, titanium dioxide, talc.

Excipients (16-tablet pack): microcrystalline cellulose, sodium starch glycolate, colloidal silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate; film coating: hypromellose, titanium dioxide, macrogol.

Properties:

• Combined broad-spectrum antibacterial agent with bactericidal activity.
• Amoxicillin is a semisynthetic aminopenicillin that inhibits synthesis of the bacterial cell wall during active multiplication.
• Clavulanic acid is a beta-lactamase inhibitor that inactivates many beta-lactamase enzymes, protecting amoxicillin from breakdown and widening its activity.
• Active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, Bacteroides fragilis and anaerobes.

Indications:

Treatment of bacterial infections caused by microorganisms sensitive to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid:

• Upper respiratory tract and ENT infections: sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis media.
• Lower respiratory tract infections: acute and chronic bronchitis, pneumonia, pleural empyema, lung abscess.
• Genitourinary and pelvic infections: pyelonephritis, cystitis, urethritis, prostatitis, cervicitis, salpingitis, endometritis, gonorrhea.
• Skin and soft tissue infections: erysipelas, impetigo, abscesses, phlegmon, wound infections, animal bites, dental abscess with spreading cellulitis.
• Bone and joint infections: osteomyelitis.
• Postoperative infections and prevention of infection in surgery.

Storage:

Store at a temperature not exceeding 25 °C, in a dry place protected from light. Keep out of reach of children.

Packaging:

• Carton box with 12 film-coated tablets (3 blisters of 4 tablets each), with package leaflet.
• Carton box with 16 film-coated tablets in blisters.