Get Informed: Amoxicillin
Active Ingredient(s)
Amoxicillin
What does it do?
This product is used in the treatment of susceptible bacterial infections. It works by stopping the ability of the bacteria to multiply.
- Last Text Update:
- 2010-Mar-20 6:17 PM
- Last Data Update:
- 2010-Mar-20 9:02 PM
Other Names
- Amoxicillin
- Amoxil
- Trimox
- Moxatag
- Dispamox
- Larotid
- Galenamox
- Amoxident
How Safe Is It?
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- Average Risk Rating
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- Pregnancy Category:
- B
- Black Box Warning:
- No
Facts & Figures
- Date Approved
- 09 Dec 1974
- Est US Patients*
- 914,500
- Generic Available
- Yes
- OTC Available
- No
User Age Distribution*
< 21
21-39
40-59
60+
Age (Years)
* Estimated number of US people currently taking Amoxicillin or its active ingredient based on population adjusted patient numbers registered with iGuard.org.
Recent alerts for Amoxicillin
There have been no iGuard.org alerts regarding Amoxicillin during the past year.
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What is Amoxicillin used for?
iGuard is currently tracking more than 6,000 patients that use Amoxicillin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)). Use the table below to learn why iGuard users take this product; click on any underlined condition to get information on other medications used for treatment.
| Disease / Condition | % | Average Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Infection | 78% | 
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| Urinary Tract Infection | 11% | 
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| Acne | 11% | 
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How well does Amoxicillin work?
iGuard regularly polls our more than 6,000 users taking Amoxicillin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medications (TSQM) . This feedback is continuously updated in tables below for the benefit of the iGuard community. To request scores for specific patient subgroups, please contact research@iguard.org.
Average Satisfaction Score
(out of 10)
Average Effectiveness Score
(out of 10)
- 88%
- of patients are confident that the good things about Amoxicillin outweigh the bad things.
- 11%
- of patients wish they were told more before they started taking Amoxicillin.
Common Side Effects of Amoxicillin
iGuard regularly polls our more than 6,000 users taking Amoxicillin (or similar drugs with the same active ingredient(s)) to monitor the development and frequency of side-effects. This feedback is continuously updated in tables and graphs below for the benefit of the iGuard community.
12% of patients experience side-effects on Amoxicillin
< 1% of patients experience signifcant side-effects on Amoxicillin
Most Common Side Effects...
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Dryness
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Abdo Pain/Cramps
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Headache
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= 10%
Global Patient Feedback for Amoxicillin ( Post a comment )
Question/Comment:
I was prescribed amoxicillin as a pre dental appointment medication due to rick of infection. I am allergic to pennicillin and don't want to take a chance on the "cillin" drugs. Are they the same, or would the reaction be the same?
60 year old Male – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2010-03-12 11:52:24
iGuard Answer/Reply:
Amoxicillin is in the penicillin family. If you have a true penicillin allergy (a rash or anaphylactic reaction) versus an adverse effect (like nausea or vomiting), you need to tell your prescribing physician. Do not take the amoxicillin. There are other antibiotics that your dentist can prescribe.
Posted: 2010-03-14 21:06:56
Question/Comment:
if my husband is allergic to penicillin, should I be careful about
any reaction from him and I fooling around?
50 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-12-19 00:20:57
iGuard Answer/Reply:
There have been reports of allergic reactions to bodily fluids of partners who are taking medications. It is relatively rare, but you and your husband may want to be cautious and wait until you have finished your course of antibiotics, especially if your husband has a history of a very severe allergic reaction to penicillin.
Posted: 2009-12-20 12:51:23
Question/Comment:
my son was taking amoxicillin when he was around nine months because he was always congested and i was told by his doc that he may be astmathic but as i was reading above and it said that this med is used to treat baterial infec.tion and that it reduces the multiplication of the bacteria. is this med used to treat congestion?i am a bit worry because i think my son was taking the medication.28 year female.
29 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2009-08-26 23:12:49
Question/Comment:
If I am allergic to all group of Cillin antibiotics, do I have to list all of them? And if yes, I do know only 2 kinds: Penicillin and Amoxicillin...what else?
47 year old Female – Source: iGuard United States
Posted: 2008-10-01 18:47:02
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Amoxicillin