How many mg do u take and for how long?
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Augmentin is a combination of two antibiotics: amoxicillin and clavulanate. "Basic" Augmentin tablets are available in three different strength combinations:
1) 250 mg amox/125 mg clav
2) 500 mg amox/125 mg clav
3) 875 mg amox/125 mg clav
There are a couple of liquid formulations, too, as well as extra strength and extended release tablets. My GI put me on the basic tablets with 500 mg amoxicillin. I started at twice daily, got decent results after a few days, and after 10 days backed off to one tablet daily. That didn't work so well, so I bumped the dose back up, which also didn't work for me. I stopped it completely over the weekend, and haven't yet figured out what's next.
This isn't authoritative, it's just what my doc did/is doing. Good luck!
1) 250 mg amox/125 mg clav
2) 500 mg amox/125 mg clav
3) 875 mg amox/125 mg clav
There are a couple of liquid formulations, too, as well as extra strength and extended release tablets. My GI put me on the basic tablets with 500 mg amoxicillin. I started at twice daily, got decent results after a few days, and after 10 days backed off to one tablet daily. That didn't work so well, so I bumped the dose back up, which also didn't work for me. I stopped it completely over the weekend, and haven't yet figured out what's next.
This isn't authoritative, it's just what my doc did/is doing. Good luck!
hi scott maybe you need to give bump up a little more time and perhaps dropped it to half too soon.... shen says take two weeks not less ..and f.y i. my bottle of augmentine was 875 mg to take one tab. 2 times a day..
I have the 875 but it's making me sick so I switched down to 500. This is a hard drug. My surgeon only gave me enough for 5 days but my GI wrote me for 30. Having a hard time on this one.