Amoxicillin 500mg Capsules
Hard Capsules. White to off-white granular powder filled in hard gelatine capsule shells size '0'. Scarlet colour cap, buff colour body printed with 'AMOXY' on cap and '500' on body.
- Revised
- 25/03/2025
- Source updated
- 01 Apr 2025
- MA number
- PL 16363/0045
- ATC
- J01CA04
- Legal status
- Prescription only medicine
Indications
Concepts (25)
+Allergy to the medicineContraindicated
Hypersensitivity to the active substance, to any of the penicillins or to any of the excipients listed in section 6.1. History of a severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction (e.g. anaphylaxis) to another beta-lactam agent (e.g. a cephalosporin, carbapenem or monobactam).
Source SmPC ↗+Heart conditionsWarning
tiating therapy with amoxicillin, careful enquiry should be made concerning previous hypersensitivity reactions to penicillins, cephalosporins or other beta-lactam agents (see sections 4.3 and 4.8). Serious and occasionally fatal hypersensitivity reactions (including anaphylactoid and severe cutaneous adverse reactions) have been reported in patients receiving beta-lactam antibiotics (see section 4.3). These reactions are more likely to occur in individuals with a history of penicillin hypersensitivity and in atopic individuals. Hypersensitivity reactions can also progress to Kounis syndrome, a serious allergic reaction that can result in myocardial infarction (see section 4.8). Presenting symptoms of such reactions can include chest pain occurring in association with an allergic reaction to amoxicillin (see section 4.8). If an allergic reaction occurs, amoxicillin therapy must be discontinued and appropriate alternative therapy instituted. Drug-induced enterocolitis syndrome (DIES) has been reported mainly in children receiving amoxicillin (see section 4.8). DIES is an allergic reaction with the leading symptom of protracted vomiting
Storage and shelf life
§6.3 — Shelf life
3 years: Polypropylene/polyethylene containers.
2 years: Blister strips
§6.4 — Special precautions for storage
Do not store above 25ºC. Store in the original package and keep containers tightly closed.