What is flucloxacillin used to treat?

Flucloxacillin is an antibiotic. It’s used to treat: skin and wound infections. bone infections (osteomyelitis)

Can you mix flucloxacillin and amoxicillin together?

The combination of amoxicillin and flucloxacillin not only widens the spectrum of pathogenic organisms covered by either of the substances alone; synergy has also been observed, particularly against beta-lactamase-producing organisms.

Is flucloxacillin a strong penicillin?

Flucloxacillin is a type of penicillin – do not take it if you are allergic to penicillin. Flucloxacillin should be taken when your stomach is empty. This means you should take your doses an hour before meals or two hours after a meal.

What is an alternative to flucloxacillin?

Alternative oral antibiotics if there is allergy or intolerance to flucloxacillin include erythromycin, co-trimoxazole (first choice if MRSA is present) and cefalexin.

Is amoxicillin a good antibiotic?

Amoxicillin is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is a penicillin-type antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria.This antibiotic treats only bacterial infections. It will not work for viral infections (such as common cold, flu).

What can I take instead of flucloxacillin?

Can you take co Amoxiclav and flucloxacillin at the same time?

Yes, you can take these two antibiotics together. Combinations of antibiotics are used in some circumstances to deal with difficult infections, but your case is rather different as you have two separate infections.

What is the difference between AMOX CLAV and amoxicillin?

Amoxicillin and Augmentin both belong to the penicillin drug class. A difference is that Augmentin is a combination medication that also contains clavulanic acid in addition to amoxicillin. Both amoxicillin and Augmentin are available as generic drugs.

Is amoxicillin stronger than penicillin?

Amoxicillin is a newer version of penicillin that covers more types of bacteria. Amoxicillin was created by modifying the original chemical structure of penicillin to make it more potent. Both amoxicillin and penicillin cover Streptococcal bacteria.