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What is Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium?

The combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium is an antibiotic in the penicillin group. It is used to treat otitis media, sinusitis and susceptible respiratory, skin and urinary tract infections. It is a useful alternative when amoxicillin resistance is present.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Sinusitis 18 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Sinus infection 9 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 5 2 Efficacy_major
Prevent infection 4 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Bronchitis 4 1 Efficacy_slight
Sinusitis symptoms 4 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate

See all 17 patients currently taking Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 3
Mild
 13
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

Diarrhea 10
Nausea 3
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1
Acid reflux 1
Dizziness 1
GI problems 1
See all 11 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  875mg-125mg as needed 2 x 250 mg-62.5 mg/5 mL daily 2 x 400 mg-57 mg daily 875 mg-125 mg daily 2 x 500 mg-125 mg daily 3 x 500 mg-125 mg daily 2 x 875 mg-125 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 41   Course of treatment ended: 77%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 8%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 8%
Other 4   Other: 8%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 6%

See all 52 patients who’ve stopped taking Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

Always
 23 79%
Usually
 6 21%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 3%
A little
 4 14%
Not at all
 24 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium

$200+
 1 4%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 4%
$25-49
 4 17%
< $25
 17 74%

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Report created on May 24, 2012.