1. Why am I using Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin?
Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin contains the active ingredient amoxicillin trihydrate. Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin is used to treat infections in different parts of the body caused by bacteria.
For more information, see Section 1. Why am I using Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin? in the full CMI.
2. What should I know before I use Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin?
Do not use if you have ever had an allergic reaction to amoxicillin or any of the ingredients listed at the end of the CMI.
Talk to your doctor if you have any other medical conditions, take any other medicines, or are pregnant or plan to become pregnant or are breastfeeding.
For more information, see Section 2. What should I know before I use Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin? in the full CMI.
3. What if I am taking other medicines?
Some medicines may interfere with Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin and affect how it works.
A list of these medicines is in Section 3. What if I am taking other medicines? in the full CMI.
4. How do I use Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin?
Your doctor will tell you how much to take and when to take it. Take Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin exactly as directed by your doctor.
More instructions can be found in Section 4. How do I use Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin? in the full CMI.
5. What should I know while using Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin?
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For more information, see Section 5. What should I know while using Blooms The Chemist Amoxicillin? in the full CMI.
6. Are there any side effects?
Common side effects: oral thrush (white, furry, sore tongue and mouth), vaginal thrush (sore and itchy vagina or discharge), diarrhoea, feeling sick (nausea), vomiting, soreness of the mouth or tongue, headache, tiredness.
Serious side effects: signs of anaemia (looking pale, short of breath when exercising, dizziness), signs of frequent infection (fever, severe chills, sore throat, or mouth ulcers), bruising or bleeding more easily than normal, dark coloured urine or blood in the urine, passing more or less urine than is normal for you, any skin rash, swelling of the face, lips or tongue which may cause difficulty in swallowing or breathing, aching or swollen joints, severe abdominal cramps, or stomach cramps, watery and severe diarrhoea, which may also be bloody.
For more information, including what to do if you have any side effects, see Section 6. Are there any side effects? in the full CMI.