Clavulanic acid is antibacterialbactericidal agent belonging to the group of semi-synthetic penicillins. The greatest effect of the drug gives in combination with the drug "Amoxicillin" - a broad-spectrum antibiotic. This combination has an inhibitory irreversible effect on the activity of beta-lactamase and is used to treat infections of upper respiratory tract and respiratory tract infections, skin, urogenital system, joints and bones.
There are drugs that are already present.amoxicillin, clavulanic acid. They are made in the form of tablets, powders for the manufacture of oral suspension or drops for oral administration, in the form of a syrup, as well as solutions for injection.
The drug "Amoxicillin" and clavulanic acid: action and properties
Acid alone is weakantibacterial agent, however, it protects amoxicillin from enzymatic destruction, which allows you to fully show the antibacterial effect. The action of the drug extends to a large number of gram-positive and gram-negative, anaerobic and aerobic pathogens, including strains that are resistant to antibiotics.
The drug "Amoxicillin" and clavulanic acid: indications
The drug is effective in treating infections of the pathways.respiration, throat, ear, nose, which include sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis media, chronic and acute bronchitis, pneumonia, epiama, bronchopneumonia, lung abscesses.
In addition, the tool is used for infectiousdiseases of soft tissues and skin (abscesses, boils, cellulitis, infected wounds, panniculitis, phlegmon). Clavulanic acid is used for the treatment of such diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital tract (including venereal), such as cystitis, pyelonephritis, urethritis, chancroid, gonorrhea, salpingitis, endometritis, pelvioperitonitis, bacterial vaginitis, salpingoophoritis, postpartum sepsis, sepsis, a systolic syndrome, a systolic disease, a respiratory syndrome, a respiratory syndrome, an inflammatory disorder, a postpartum septicemia, a pulpitis, a pulmonary tissue abscess.
Also, the drug is used in the presence of infections of the joints and bones in the body. Intravenous administration is prescribed to prevent infections associated with surgery.
The drug "Amoxicillin" and clavulanic acid: contraindications
Do not use the drug if you have increasedsensitivity to penicillins and other antibiotics (beta-lactam), to eliminate the possibility of anaphylactic shock. Contraindicated in patients with lymphocytic leukemia and infectious mononucleosis.
Be careful with making appointments to patientssuffering from pollinosis, allergic diathesis, urticaria, bronchial asthma. It is advisable to avoid the use of the drug, as well as other drugs, during pregnancy, despite the absence of adverse manifestations. In the treatment of nursing mothers, traces of medication were found in breast milk.
The drug "Amoxicillin" and clavulanic acid: the price
Due to the large number of forms, dosages and types of the drug, the cost may vary significantly.
