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Ampicillin/flucloxacillin also known as co-fluampicil (), and sold under the tradename Magnapen, is a combination drug of the two β-lactam antibiotics, ampicillin and flucloxacillin, both in equal amounts, available in a capsule and as a liquid, both taken by mouth, and as a formulation which can be given by injection into muscle or vein.
A combination antibiotic is one in which two ingredients are added together for additional therapeutic effect. [1] One or both ingredients may be antibiotics. [1]Antibiotic combinations are increasingly important because of antimicrobial resistance. [2]
The production of a β-lactamase by a bacterium does not necessarily rule out all treatment options with β-lactam antibiotics. In some instances, β-lactam antibiotics may be co-administered with a β-lactamase inhibitor. For example, Augmentin (FGP) is made of amoxicillin (a β-lactam antibiotic) and clavulanic acid (a β-lactamase inhibitor).
The β-lactam core structures. (A) A penam.(B) A carbapenam.(C) An oxapenam.(D) A penem.(E) A carbapenem.(F) A monobactam.(G) A cephem.(H) A carbacephem.(I) An oxacephem. This is a list of common β-lactam antibiotics—both administered drugs and those not in clinical use—organized by structural class.
In the United Kingdom, co-amoxiclav carries a warning from the Committee on Safety of Medicines to this effect. [12] As all aminopenicillins, amoxicillin has been associated with Stevens–Johnson syndrome / toxic epidermal necrolysis, although these reactions are very rare. [13] [19]
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