AMOXICILLIN: A BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC

摘要

Amoxicillin.though.originally.introduced.in.the.early.1970's.for.oral.use.in.U.K.,.has.found.a.gradually.regular.place.as.broad.spectrum.antibacterial.to. treat. the. infections. of. various. diseases.. Amoxicillin. has. been. found. to. be. more. effective. against. gram. positive. than. gram. negative. micro‐organisms. and. demonstrated. greater. efficacy. to. penicillin. and. p enicillin. V.. Moreover,. it. has. been. found. comparable. to. other. antibiotics,. e.g..ampicillin,.azithromycin,. clarithromycin,.cefuroxime.and.doxycycline. in. treatment. of.various. infections/.diseases..In. the.past.decade,.amoxicillin.has. been.reported. to. be. useful. in.the.management.of. many.indications. and. is.used. to. treat.infections. of.the. middle.ear. (otitis. media). ,. tonsils.(tonsillitis.&. tonsillopharyngitis),. throat,.larynx. (laryngitis). ,.pharynx.(pharyngitis),. bronchi. (bronchitis),. lungs.(pneumonia),. urinary.tract. (UTI),.skin.and.to.treat.gonorrhoea..Recent.studies.suggested.that.it.can.be.used.as.prophylaxis.against.bacterial.endocarditis,.in.p atients.with.prosthetic.joint.replacements.and.in.dentistry..The.renewed.interest.of.the.molecule.has.prompted.a.review.of.the.salient.facets.of.the.drug