Ampicillin Capsules

Ampicillin capsules are a very common medicine in life. Such medicines have different ways to treat diseases, so you cannot choose them casually, otherwise it will cause great harm to your health. Especially if you choose it to treat your own diseases, you also need to understand how to use it. Therefore, you need to understand the parts you don’t understand so that there will be no abnormalities during use.

So what kind of medicine is Ampicillin Capsule? How does it help in treating diseases? The following is a detailed introduction so that you can use it with confidence when choosing it.

Ampicillin capsules :

Element:

The main ingredient of this product is ampicillin.

Indications:

Used for respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, digestive tract infections, ear, nose and throat infections, skin and soft tissue infections caused by sensitive pathogens.

Dosage:

oral. Adults: 0.25-0.75g each time, 4 times a day. The daily dose for children is 25 mg/kg based on body weight, 2-4 times a day.

Contraindications:

1. It is contraindicated for patients who are allergic to penicillins or cephalosporins or have a positive penicillin skin test.

2. It is contraindicated for patients with uric acid kidney stones or acute gout attacks.

3. It is contraindicated for patients with active gastrointestinal ulcer.

Note:

1. Before using this product, it is necessary to inquire about the drug allergy history in detail and perform a penicillin skin test.

2. Use with caution in patients with abnormal blood biochemistry and blood count.

3. Patients with liver and kidney dysfunction should not take this product.

4. Patients with infectious mononucleosis, cytomegalovirus infection, lymphocytic leukemia, and lymphoma are prone to rash when using this product and should avoid using it.

5. Once anaphylactic shock occurs, emergency treatment must be given on the spot, including keeping the airway open, administering oxygen, and administering epinephrine, glucocorticoids and other treatment measures.

Adverse reactions:

1. The adverse reactions of this product are similar to those of penicillin, with allergic reactions being the most common. Rash is the most common reaction, which usually occurs 5 days after medication and appears as urticaria or maculopapular rash; interstitial nephritis may also occur; anaphylactic shock is occasionally seen.

2. Gastrointestinal reactions such as glossitis, gastritis, nausea, vomiting, enteritis, diarrhea and mild abdominal pain are also common.

3. Granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia are occasionally seen in patients taking ampicillin. Antibiotic-associated enteritis is rare, and a small number of patients experience elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT).

interaction:

1. Used in combination with probenecid will prolong the half-life of this product.

2. Ampicillin and kanamycin have synergistic antibacterial effects against Escherichia coli and Proteus.

3. Allopurinol can increase the incidence of ampicillin rash reaction, especially in hyperuricemia.

4. Ampicillin can stimulate estrogen metabolism or reduce its enterohepatic circulation, thereby reducing the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.