Bacterial pneumonia causes significant morbidity and mortality especially in elderly ... and he was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone and azithromycin. He was discharged home on oral ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Amoxicillin and penicillin (also known as penicillin V potassium or penicillin G ...

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of clarithromycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in patients with community-acquired pneumonia due to penicillin ...

For most pneumonia infections, the causative agent is difficult to identify, and clinicians often prescribe empiric treatment. Amoxicillin, a beta lactam drug, treats the most common bacteria that ...

Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects. Amoxicillin can commonly cause a mild rash that is usually not serious. However, you may not be able to tell it apart from a ...

Dr. Gerard Notario, Abbott Laboratories, 200 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL 60064, USA. E-mail: [email protected]. Clin Drug Invest. 2003;23(8) © 2003 ...