Can licorice tablets and amoxicillin be taken together?

Fever and cold are curable diseases. It is recommended to drink plenty of water, rest, eat light food, and use fever and cold treatment drugs to relieve symptoms and antibiotics to prevent infection and enhance immunity. For the treatment of colds, can compound licorice tablets be taken together with amoxicillin capsules?

One tablet of compound licorice tablet contains 112.5 mg of licorice extract powder (medium powder), 4 mg of opium powder, 2 mg of camphor, 2 mg of star anise oil, and 2 mg of sodium benzoate (medium powder).

Licorice fluid extract is a defensive antitussive expectorant; opium powder has a strong antitussive effect; camphor and star anise oil can stimulate bronchial mucosa, reflexively increase glandular secretion, dilute sputum, and make sputum easier to cough up; sodium benzoate is an additive. The components constitute a compound preparation and have a synergistic effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm.

Amoxicillin capsules can be used to treat typhoid fever, other Salmonella infections and typhoid carriers with satisfactory results. It also has good effects in treating urinary tract infections caused by sensitive bacteria that do not produce β-lactamase. For patients with lower urinary tract infections and urethritis and cervicitis caused by non-enzyme-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a single oral dose of 3g can achieve satisfactory results. Indications include ear, nose, throat infections, respiratory system infections, and skin and soft tissue infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, non-penicillinase-producing Staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcal infections, and non-β-lactamase-producing Haemophilus influenzae. Amoxicillin capsules can also be used to treat leptospirosis.

Compound licorice tablets are a therapeutic drug for expectoration and cough relief, while amoxicillin capsules are antibiotics and also a therapeutic drug for fever and colds. Compound licorice tablets and amoxicillin capsules can be taken together for oral treatment. However, it is best used under the guidance of a specialist.