Augmentin Xr (amoxicillin/potassium clavulanate)

Beta-Lactams Oral Tablet, Extended Release 12 Hr

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Overview

Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium (amoxicillin/clavulanate) is a fixed combination of amoxicillin trihydrate (an aminopenicillin antibiotic) and the potassium salt of clavulanic acid (a beta-lactamase inhibitor); clavulanic acid synergistically expands amoxicillin's spectrum of activity against many strains of beta-lactamase-producing bacteria.

The fixed combination of amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium (amoxicillin/clavulanate) is used orally for the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections, otitis media, sinusitis, skin and skin structure infections, and urinary tract infections caused by susceptible organisms.

Generic name: amoxicillin/potassium clavulanate
Pronunciation: (a-MOX-i-SIL-in/KLAV-ue-LAN-ik AS-id)
Drug class: Beta-Lactams
Therapeutic class: Anti-Infective Agents

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Indications

The following indications are listed for Augmentin Xr:

  • Acute Haemophilus Influenzae Bacterial Sinusitis
  • Acute Haemophilus Parainfluenzae Bacterial Sinusitis
  • Acute Moraxella Catarrhalis Bacterial Sinusitis
  • Acute Sinusitis Due To Klebsiella Pneumoniae
  • Acute Staph. Aureus Sinusitis
  • Acute Streptococcus Pneumoniae Bacterial Sinusitis
  • Haemophilus Influenzae Pneumonia
  • Haemophilus Parainfluenza Pneumonia
  • Moraxella Catarrhalis Pneumonia
  • Pneumococcal Pneumonia
  • Pneumonia Due To Klebsiella Pneumoniae
  • Pneumonia Due To Staphylococcus Aureus
  • Upper Respiratory Infection

Also known as: Acute Sinusitis Due To B. Catarrhalis, Acute Sinusitis Due To Branhamella Catarrhalis, Acute Sinusitis Due To Diplococcus Pneumoniae, Acute Sinusitis Due To Fraenkel's Pneumococcus, Acute Sinusitis Due To Fraenkel's Pneumonococcus, Acute Sinusitis Due To H. Flu, Acute Sinusitis Due To H. Influenzae, Acute Sinusitis Due To Haemophilus Influenzae, Acute Sinusitis Due To Haemophilus Parainfluenzae, Acute Sinusitis Due To Hemophilus Influenzae, Acute Sinusitis Due To Hemophilus Parainfluenzae, Acute Sinusitis Due To Influenza Bacillus, Acute Sinusitis Due To M. Catarrhalis, Acute Sinusitis Due To Moraxella Catarrhalis, Acute Sinusitis Due To Neisseria Catarrhalis, Acute Sinusitis Due To Pfeiffer's Bacillus, Acute Sinusitis Due To Pneumococcus, Acute Sinusitis Due To Staphylococcus Aureus, Acute Sinusitis Due To Staphylococcus Pyogenes Aureus, Acute Sinusitis Due To Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Acute Sinusitis From Fraenkel-Weichselbaum Pneumococcus, Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infection, Acute Uri, H. Flu Pneumonia, H. Influenzae Pneumonia, Hemophilus Influenzae Pneumonia, Influenza Bacillus Pneumonia, Pfeiffer's Bacillus Pneumonia, Pneumonia Due To B. Catarrhalis, Pneumonia Due To Branhamella Catarrhalis, Pneumonia Due To Haemophilus Influenzae, Pneumonia Due To Haemophilus Parainfluenzae, Pneumonia Due To Hemophilus Parainfluenzae, Pneumonia Due To M. Catarrhalis, Pneumonia Due To Moraxella Catarrhalis, Pneumonia Due To Neisseria Catarrhalis, Pneumonia Due To Staphylococcus Pyogenes Aureus, Pneumonia Due To Streptococcus Pneumoniae.

Dosing

Dosage of amoxicillin/clavulanate generally is expressed in terms of the amoxicillin content of the fixed combination. Although commercially available amoxicillin/clavulanate contains amoxicillin as the trihydrate and/or the sodium salt and clavulanic acid as the potassium salt, potency of amoxicillin is calculated on the anhydrous basis and potency of clavulanate potassium is expressed in terms of clavulanic acid.

Amoxicillin/clavulanate is commercially available for oral administration as a powder for oral suspension containing a 4:1, 7:1, or 14:1 ratio of amoxicillin to clavulanic acid; as chewable tablets containing a 4:1 or 7:1 ratio of the drugs; as film-coated tablets containing a 2:1 or 4:1 ratio of the drugs; as scored tablets containing a 7:1 ratio of the drugs; and as extended-release tablets containing a 16:1 ratio of the drugs.

Commercially available amoxicillin/clavulanate powders for oral suspension should not be considered interchangeable since they contain different amounts of clavulanic acid. The powder for oral suspension containing 600 mg of amoxicillin and 42.9 mg of clavulanic acid per 5 mL (Augmentin ES-600(R)) is indicated only for the treatment of persistent or recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) in certain pediatric patients 3 months to 12 years of age; safety and efficacy of this preparation in younger children or in adolescents or adults have not been established. Because commercially available amoxicillin/clavulanate film-coated tablets containing 250 mg of amoxicillin contain 125 mg of clavulanic acid and commercially available chewable tablets containing 250 mg of amoxicillin contain 62.5 mg of clavulanic acid, these preparations should not be considered interchangeable. In addition, since the 250- and 500-mg film-coated tablets of the drug both contain the same amount of clavulanic acid, two 250-mg film-coated tablets are not equivalent to one 500-mg film-coated tablet. Because extended-release tablets of amoxicillin/clavulanate contain different ratios of the drugs, the extended-release tablets are not equivalent to conventional or chewable tablets of the drug.

Children weighing less than 40 kg should not receive the 250-mg film-coated tablets since this formulation contains a higher dose of clavulanic acid. (See Dosage: Pediatric Dosage, under Dosage and Administration.) Safety and efficacy of the extended-release tablets have not been established in pediatric patients younger than 16 years of age.

In patients with renal impairment, doses and/or frequency of administration of amoxicillin/clavulanate should be modified in response to the degree of renal impairment. Some clinicians suggest that modification of usual dosage is unnecessary in adults with creatinine clearances greater than 30 mL/minute. These clinicians recommend that adults with creatinine clearances of 15-30 mL/minute receive the usual dose of conventional preparations of the drug every 12-18 hours, adults with creatinine clearances of 5-15 mL/minute receive the usual dose every 20-36 hours, and adults with creatinine clearances less than 5 mL/minute receive the usual dose every 48 hours. However, other clinicians suggest that use of amoxicillin/clavulanate should be avoided in patients with creatinine clearances less than 30 mL/minute until more data are available on use of the drug in these patients.

Some clinicians suggest that adults undergoing hemodialysis receive a 500-mg tablet containing 500 mg of amoxicillin and 125 mg of clavulanic acid halfway through each dialysis period and an additional 500-mg tablet after each dialysis period.

The pharmacokinetics of extended-release tablets of amoxicillin/clavulanate have not been studied in patients with renal impairment, and the manufacturer states that this preparation is contraindicated in patients with severe impairment (creatinine clearance less than 30 mL/minute and those undergoing hemodialysis). The extended-release tablets should be dosed cautiously in patients with hepatic impairment and liver function should be monitored at frequent intervals.

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ICD codes

CodeTypeDescription
Acute haemophilus influenzae bacterial sinusitis
B96.3ICD10CMHemophilus influenzae [h. influenzae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
J01ICD10CMAcute sinusitis
J01.0ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis
J01.00ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
J01.01ICD10CMAcute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
J01.1ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis
J01.10ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.11ICD10CMAcute recurrent frontal sinusitis
J01.2ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.20ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.21ICD10CMAcute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.3ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.30ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.31ICD10CMAcute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis
J01.40ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis, unspecified
J01.41ICD10CMAcute recurrent pansinusitis
J01.8ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.80ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.81ICD10CMOther acute recurrent sinusitis
J01.9ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.90ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.91ICD10CMAcute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
Acute haemophilus parainfluenzae bacterial sinusitis
J01ICD10CMAcute sinusitis
J01.0ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis
J01.00ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
J01.01ICD10CMAcute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
J01.1ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis
J01.10ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.11ICD10CMAcute recurrent frontal sinusitis
J01.2ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.20ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.21ICD10CMAcute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.3ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.30ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.31ICD10CMAcute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis
J01.40ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis, unspecified
J01.41ICD10CMAcute recurrent pansinusitis
J01.8ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.80ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.81ICD10CMOther acute recurrent sinusitis
J01.9ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.90ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.91ICD10CMAcute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
Acute moraxella catarrhalis bacterial sinusitis
J01ICD10CMAcute sinusitis
J01.0ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis
J01.00ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
J01.01ICD10CMAcute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
J01.1ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis
J01.10ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.11ICD10CMAcute recurrent frontal sinusitis
J01.2ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.20ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.21ICD10CMAcute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.3ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.30ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.31ICD10CMAcute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis
J01.40ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis, unspecified
J01.41ICD10CMAcute recurrent pansinusitis
J01.8ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.80ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.81ICD10CMOther acute recurrent sinusitis
J01.9ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.90ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.91ICD10CMAcute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
Acute sinusitis due to klebsiella pneumoniae
B96.1ICD10CMKlebsiella pneumoniae [k. pneumoniae] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
J01ICD10CMAcute sinusitis
J01.0ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis
J01.00ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
J01.01ICD10CMAcute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
J01.1ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis
J01.10ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.11ICD10CMAcute recurrent frontal sinusitis
J01.2ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.20ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.21ICD10CMAcute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.3ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.30ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.31ICD10CMAcute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis
J01.40ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis, unspecified
J01.41ICD10CMAcute recurrent pansinusitis
J01.8ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.80ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.81ICD10CMOther acute recurrent sinusitis
J01.9ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.90ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.91ICD10CMAcute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
Acute staph. aureus sinusitis
B95.6ICD10CMStaphylococcus aureus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.61ICD10CMMethicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
B95.62ICD10CMMethicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
J01ICD10CMAcute sinusitis
J01.0ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis
J01.00ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
J01.01ICD10CMAcute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
J01.1ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis
J01.10ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.11ICD10CMAcute recurrent frontal sinusitis
J01.2ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.20ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.21ICD10CMAcute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.3ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.30ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.31ICD10CMAcute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis
J01.40ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis, unspecified
J01.41ICD10CMAcute recurrent pansinusitis
J01.8ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.80ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.81ICD10CMOther acute recurrent sinusitis
J01.9ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.90ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.91ICD10CMAcute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
Acute streptococcus pneumoniae bacterial sinusitis
B95.3ICD10CMStreptococcus pneumoniae as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
J01ICD10CMAcute sinusitis
J01.0ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis
J01.00ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
J01.01ICD10CMAcute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
J01.1ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis
J01.10ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.11ICD10CMAcute recurrent frontal sinusitis
J01.2ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.20ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.21ICD10CMAcute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.3ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.30ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.31ICD10CMAcute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis
J01.40ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis, unspecified
J01.41ICD10CMAcute recurrent pansinusitis
J01.8ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.80ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.81ICD10CMOther acute recurrent sinusitis
J01.9ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.90ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.91ICD10CMAcute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia
J14ICD10CMPneumonia due to hemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus parainfluenza pneumonia
J15.6ICD10CMPneumonia due to other gram-negative bacteria
Moraxella catarrhalis pneumonia
J15.6ICD10CMPneumonia due to other gram-negative bacteria
Pneumococcal pneumonia
J13ICD10CMPneumonia due to streptococcus pneumoniae
Pneumonia due to klebsiella pneumoniae
J15.0ICD10CMPneumonia due to klebsiella pneumoniae
Pneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus
J15.21ICD10CMPneumonia due to staphylococcus aureus
J15.211ICD10CMPneumonia due to methicillin susceptible staphylococcus aureus
J15.212ICD10CMPneumonia due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
Upper respiratory infection
J00ICD10CMAcute nasopharyngitis [common cold]
J01ICD10CMAcute sinusitis
J01.0ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis
J01.00ICD10CMAcute maxillary sinusitis, unspecified
J01.01ICD10CMAcute recurrent maxillary sinusitis
J01.1ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis
J01.10ICD10CMAcute frontal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.11ICD10CMAcute recurrent frontal sinusitis
J01.2ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.20ICD10CMAcute ethmoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.21ICD10CMAcute recurrent ethmoidal sinusitis
J01.3ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.30ICD10CMAcute sphenoidal sinusitis, unspecified
J01.31ICD10CMAcute recurrent sphenoidal sinusitis
J01.4ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis
J01.40ICD10CMAcute pansinusitis, unspecified
J01.41ICD10CMAcute recurrent pansinusitis
J01.8ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.80ICD10CMOther acute sinusitis
J01.81ICD10CMOther acute recurrent sinusitis
J01.9ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.90ICD10CMAcute sinusitis, unspecified
J01.91ICD10CMAcute recurrent sinusitis, unspecified
J02ICD10CMAcute pharyngitis
J02.0ICD10CMStreptococcal pharyngitis
J02.8ICD10CMAcute pharyngitis due to other specified organisms
J02.9ICD10CMAcute pharyngitis, unspecified
J03ICD10CMAcute tonsillitis
J03.0ICD10CMStreptococcal tonsillitis
J03.00ICD10CMAcute streptococcal tonsillitis, unspecified
J03.01ICD10CMAcute recurrent streptococcal tonsillitis
J03.8ICD10CMAcute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
J03.80ICD10CMAcute tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
J03.81ICD10CMAcute recurrent tonsillitis due to other specified organisms
J03.9ICD10CMAcute tonsillitis, unspecified
J03.90ICD10CMAcute tonsillitis, unspecified
J03.91ICD10CMAcute recurrent tonsillitis, unspecified
J04ICD10CMAcute laryngitis and tracheitis
J04.0ICD10CMAcute laryngitis
J04.1ICD10CMAcute tracheitis
J04.10ICD10CMAcute tracheitis without obstruction
J04.11ICD10CMAcute tracheitis with obstruction
J04.2ICD10CMAcute laryngotracheitis
J04.3ICD10CMSupraglottitis, unspecified
J04.30ICD10CMSupraglottitis, unspecified, without obstruction
J04.31ICD10CMSupraglottitis, unspecified, with obstruction
J05ICD10CMAcute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis
J05.0ICD10CMAcute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
J05.1ICD10CMAcute epiglottitis
J05.10ICD10CMAcute epiglottitis without obstruction
J05.11ICD10CMAcute epiglottitis with obstruction
J06ICD10CMAcute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites
J06.0ICD10CMAcute laryngopharyngitis
J06.9ICD10CMAcute upper respiratory infection, unspecified

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Last reviewed · Source: First Databank (FDB) drug data