Augmentin 625 mg 10 tablets
Available at Pharmaegy Pharmacy. Use as directed by your doctor.
Amoxicillin is a semi-synthetic penicillin (beta-lactam antibiotic) that inhibits one or more enzymes (known as penicillin-binding proteins) in the biosynthesis of bacterial peptidoglycan, which is the unifying structural component of the bacterial cell wall. Inhibition of peptidoglycan synthesis leads to a thinning of the cell wall, which subsequently leads to lysis and cell death. Amoxicillin is destroyed by the action of lactamases produced by resistant bacteria, and therefore the spectrum of activity of amoxicillin itself does not include microorganisms that produce these enzymes. Clavulanic acid is a lactamase inhibitor structurally related to penicillins. Clavulanic acid blocks the action of certain lactamase enzymes, thereby preventing the inactivation of amoxicillin. Clavulanic acid alone does not exhibit a clinically significant antibacterial effect.
