Medical Uses
Amoxicillin is used in the treatment of a number of infections including: acute otitis media, streptococcal pharyngitis, pneumonia, skin infections, urinary tract infections, salmonella, lyme disease, and chlamydia infections. It is also used to prevent bacterial endocarditis in high risk people who are having dental work done, to prevent strep pneumococus infections in those without a spleen, and for both the prevention and the treatment of anthrax. The UK however does not recommend its use for infectious endocarditis prophylaxis. These recommendations have not appeared to have changed the rates of infection.
Amoxicillin or amoxicillin-clavulanate are recommended by guidelines as the first-choice drug for bacterial sinusitis. However, most sinusitis is caused by viruses, for which it is ineffective. Amoxicillin is occasionally used for the treatment of skin infections, such as acne vulgaris. Amoxicillin is often an effective treatment for cases of acne vulgaris that have responded poorly to other antibiotics, like doxycycline and minocycline.
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