Amoxicillin, or BRL-2333, is a penicillin G derivative first described in the literature in 1972. Amoxicillin has similar activity to penicillin and ampicillin, but leads to higher serum concentrations than ampicillin.
Amoxicillin was granted FDA approval on 18 January 1974.
Amoxicillin alone is indicated to treat susceptible bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, genitourinary tract, skin, skin structure, and lower respiratory tract. Amoxicillin is given with calvulanic acid to treat acute bacterial sinusitis, community acquired pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infections, acute bacterial otitis media, skin and skin s...
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Royal United Hospital, Bath, England, United Kingdom
Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Department of Periodontology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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