Amoxycillin (125mg)+ Cloxacillin (125mg)
Give P Mox Dry Syrup either with or without food but it is best to give it with food if it upsets your child’s stomach. It is generally given three times a day. Stick to the dose, time, and way prescribed by the doctor as these depend on the severity of the infection, its type, and your child’s body weight and age. If your child vomits within 30 minutes of taking the medicine, repeat the dose when your child feels better. However, do not double the dose if it is the time for the next dose.P Mox Dry Syrup can cause some minor and temporary side effects such as nausea, vomiting, headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and mild skin rash. These side effects should ideally subside on their own. But, in case these side effects persist or become bothersome for your child, report to the doctor without a delay.Tell your child’s doctor if your child has had any previous episode of allergy, heart problem, blood disorder, birth defects, airway obstruction, lung anomaly, gastrointestinal problem, skin disorder, and kidney malfunction. Knowledge of your child’s medical history will help the doctor make dose alterations and plan your child’s overall treatment.
P Mox Dry Syrup does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-Common side effects of P Mox
30 ml Dry Syrup
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Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Dissolve the powder in sterile water. Shake well and use. P Mox Dry Syrup may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
P Mox Dry Syrup contains two active ingredients, Amoxycillin and Cloxacillin. Amoxycillin works by preventing the formation of the bacterial protective covering (cell wall) which is essential for the survival of the bacteria. On the other hand, the presence of cloxacillin increases the efficiency of this medicine and helps in treating the infections caused by resistant bacteria. By doing so, it kills the infection-causing bacteria and prevents the infection from spreading.
Related Warnings
P Mox Dry Syrup should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of P Mox Dry Syrup may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Regular monitoring of kidney function tests is advised while taking this medicine.
P Mox Dry Syrup is safe to use in patients with liver disease. No dose adjustment of P Mox Dry Syrup is recommended.
A combination of two antibiotics is prescribed when the doctor suspects that your child may have developed a bacterial infection caused due to resistant bacteria. Giving a combination of two antibiotics increases the efficiency of the medicine and helps in killing the resistant bacteria.
Giving your child P Mox Dry Syrup for a long term can cause fungal infection (oral thrush) in the mouth and severe gastrointestinal infections (superinfections). Therefore, do not alter the dose and duration on your own and give P Mox Dry Syrup to your child exactly as prescribed. Additionally, irregular treatment, repeated use, and misuse of P Mox Dry Syrup can make the bacteria resistant.
Although rare, P Mox Dry Syrup may cause some serious side effects such as persistent vomiting, kidney damage, allergy, diarrhea, and severe gastrointestinal infections. Always consult your child’s doctor for help in such a situation.
P Mox Dry Syrup can sometimes interact with other medicines or substances. Tell your doctor about any other medicines your child is taking before starting P Mox Dry Syrup. Also, check with your child’s doctor before giving any medicine to your child.
Antibiotics usually do not interfere with the ingredients in vaccines or cause a bad reaction in a child who has just been vaccinated. However, children taking antibiotics should not get vaccinated until they recover from the illness. As soon as your child feels better, the vaccine can be given.
In the common cold, the mucus changes its color and thickens up with time, but this does not mean that your child needs antibiotics. Common cold symptoms often last for 7-10 days. In case they fail to clear up within this duration, reach out to your child’s doctor for guidance.
No, do not give this medicine to your child in this case as a high percentage of children with infectious mononucleosis develop a skin rash (erythematous rash) while taking P Mox Dry Syrup.
It is advised not to give P Mox Dry Syrup to children if they have jaundice. The reason being, P Mox Dry Syrup contains an active ingredient called cloxacillin which can aggravate the symptoms of jaundice in your child.
