Call your doctor if you have serious side effects. Call 911 if your symptoms feel life threatening or if you think you are in emergency medical care..

Serious side effects and their symptoms may include the following:

• Liver problems. It is not common, but some people who take Augmentin may develop liver damage. This seems to be more common in older people and those who have been taking Augmentin for a long time. Typically, these problems go away when treatment is stopped, but in other cases they can be very serious and require treatment. Tell your doctor if you have symptoms of liver problems while taking Augmentin. Your doctor may do blood tests to check for liver damage. Symptoms may include:
  • abdominal pain
  • fatigue
  • yellowing of the skin or white of your eyes
• severe diarrhea that does not go away
• abdominal pain or cramping
• nausea
• Blood in the stool

Side effects from taking Augmentin

The drug is safe for the child's body. It has been tested over the years, thanks to which the mechanism of its effect has been very well studied. Of course, side effects can occur, but the likelihood of their manifestation is very low, as indicated by the instructions for use.

Sometimes different allergic reactions can occur. Among them: dermatitis, anaphylactic shock, Stevens-Johnson disease, vasculitis. In some cases, urticaria, erythema, allergic rash. The child may feel dizzy, severe headache.

From the side of the digestive system, the following negative reactions can be observed: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting. Diarrhea is the most common negative symptom when taking the medicine. When taking a suspension or syrup, the color of the baby's tooth enamel may change, which does not pose a danger to his health.

A complete list of adverse reactions can be found in the annotation to the drug. The instructions for use also contain a complete list of dosages and recommendations on how to properly take the course of treatment with the drug.

In order to protect the child's body from such undesirable reactions, it is important to strictly observe the dosage of the medicine prescribed by a qualified doctor. It is important to understand that Augmentin 400 mg can replace Augmentin 200 only if you reduce the dose by 2 times. In this case, you can not drink a medicine twice a day with an antibiotic content of 400 mg instead of three doses of Augmentin 200 mg. Unlike the prepared suspensions, the syrup contains a reduced dose of amoxicillin - only 125 mg in 5 ml, so if the doctor prescribed a syrup, it is better not to replace it with a suspension.

Rhinitis

This disease is characterized by the inflammatory process of the nasal mucosa. Rhinitis occurs in acute or chronic form. Most often, it causes an infection, viral or bacterial, but various allergens can also be the cause. In any case, a characteristic symptom is swelling of the nasal mucosa and difficulty breathing..

The initial stage of rhinitis is characterized by dryness and itching in the nasal cavity and general malaise. The patient sneezes, the sense of smell is broken, sometimes a low-grade fever. This condition can last from several hours to two days. Then, transparent secretions from the nose, liquid and in large quantities, join, then these secretions acquire a mucopurulent character and gradually disappear. The patient is feeling better. Nasal breathing is restored.

Rhinitis is often manifested not as an independent disease, but acts as an accompaniment to other infectious diseases, such as flu, diphtheria, gonorrhea, scarlet fever. Depending on the cause of the disease of the respiratory tract, treatment is directed to its elimination.

When is the agent used

According to the instructions, the suspension "Augmentin 200" for children is prescribed for ailments caused by any bacterial lesions. First of all, this applies to infectious and colds diseases of the ENT organs (sinusitis, otitis media, sinusitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis and even pneumonia).

Also, the drug can help in the fight against diseases of the urinary system (cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis, gonorrhea and others).

During infectious skin diseases, namely purulent inflammation of the soft tissues and mucous membranes, this antibiotic also has a positive effect on the patient's recovery.

Less often it can be prescribed for lesions of bone tissue and joints. This category of ailments includes arthritis and osteomyelitis..

Suspensions with a small concentration of the active substance, for example, Augmentin 200 and Augmentin 125 (click here), have a similar spectrum of action..

How to take these drugs to achieve the fastest effect? This can be read below..