About how and when to take Ampicillin, at some point to think about everyone. This semi-synthetic antibiotic is used quite actively. It is effective, but as with any antibacterial drug, you need to be very careful with it.
How to take Ampicillin for colds?
Ampicillin has established itself as an excellent remedy against such diseases:
- pneumonia ;
- angina;
- gastroenteritis;
- septicemia;
- meningitis;
- pharyngitis;
- otitis;
- peritonitis;
- abscess of the lungs;
- cystitis;
- urethritis;
- gonorrhea;
- bacterial endocarditis ;
- cholecystitis;
- sepsis;
- bronchopneumonia.
As practice shows, it is advisable to take Ampicillin with ailments caused by E. coli, enterococci, and proteas.
Since the antibiotic is very strong, it is necessary to determine the dosage individually. Self-medication is not welcome in any case. As a rule, with angina and other diseases, Ampicillin is prescribed for adults to be prescribed 0.25 grams of medication four times a day. You should consume the medicine about an hour before eating. When fighting with diseases of the digestive organs, the dosage is increased to 0.5 grams.
How many days to take Ampicillin, also appoint a specialist. Seven- or ten-day therapy is considered optimal. In particular
Can I take Ampicillin with flu?
Some patients, without consulting with doctors, begin to treat Ampicillin with influenza. But often they do not get the proper result. All because antibiotics are active only against bacteria, viruses can not defeat them. Influenza is caused precisely by viruses.
Ampicillin intake for influenza is justified only if pneumonia has been diagnosed - one of the most serious possible complications of a bacterial illness.