Chest Infection & Co-Amoxiclav

[Ikemi]

A really quick question for the PH doctors or anyone in the know!

Yesterday my girlfriend was diagnosed with a chest infection and was prescribed Co-Amoxiclav. The Pharmacy gave her a box consisting of 21 tablets; enough for one week. The Doctor mentioned that she should feel better after 6 weeks, so we're unsure as to whether this is considered as a full course of antibiotics. Do we need to make a return trip to the Pharmacy for another week's worth of tablets?

Cheers!

[Alex lindsay]

it tends to be around 250mg every 8 hours in a box of 21-tab, as it contains clavulanic acid as well as amoxicillin the course is different to normal. This is a full course but revisit doc if no result after a few weeks
hope this helps

[K77 CTR]

It's normally 6 weeks for a virus, wonder if they are just giving antibiotics as they are uncertain whether it's viral or bacterial!

[apotek]

21 tablets one three times a day is a full course and generally will clear a bacterial infection.If it is a viral infection the antibiotics do not work but also do no harm,and the infection will clear in its own time.Augmentin is just a posh amoxycillin where it is claimed the clavulanic acid improves the action of the antibiotic

[mph1977]

apotek said:

21 tablets one three times a day is a full course and generally will clear a bacterial infection.If it is a viral infection the antibiotics do not work but also do no harm,and the infection will clear in its own time.Augmentin is just a posh amoxycillin where it is claimed the clavulanic acid improves the action of the antibiotic

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[Ikemi]

apotek said:

21 tablets one three times a day is a full course and generally will clear a bacterial infection.If it is a viral infection the antibiotics do not work but also do no harm,and the infection will clear in its own time.Augmentin is just a posh amoxycillin where it is claimed the clavulanic acid improves the action of the antibiotic

Excellent! Cheers!