Clavam Forte Dry Syrup

• If your child is allergic to amoxicillin, clavulanic acid or any other ingredients of Clavam Forte Dry Syrup.
• If your child has or have a history of severe allergic reactions to any other antibiotic like cephalosporins, monobactam, carbapenem.
• If your child has or had liver problems & jaundice with this medicine before.

• Vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Nausea
• Infection of skin and nails
• Difficulty in digestion
• Skin rashes and irritation
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Elevated levels of liver enzymes

Other General Warnings

• Your child ever had allergic reactions to penicillin, cephalosporins.
• Your patient is an elderly.
• Your child has liver problems.
• Your child has a kidney problem as you may experience fits.
• Your child experiences redness of the skin followed by eruptions.
• Your child experiences fatigue, fever, rash and swollen glands.
• Your child has diarrhoea and abdominal pain even after stopping treatment with this medicine.
• Your child has difficulty in passing urine.
• Clavam Forte Dry Syrup should be used only in children below 18 years of age.

• Take this medicine as directed by your doctor.
• For reconstitution: Add boiled and cooled water, slightly below the mark on the bottle.
• Shake it well and make the volume up to the given mark on the bottle.
• A reconstituted solution should be used within the duration mentioned on the bottle.

• Store it below 25°C.
• After reconstitution, store it in the refrigerator.
• Protect it from direct sunlight.
• Keep it out of the reach of children.

Overdose

• Taking Clavam Forte Dry Syrup in high doses may result in serious kidney damage and fits.
• Symptoms of an overdose include stomach disturbances, vomiting, diarrhoea, drowsiness and fluid retention.
• If you overuse this medicine, then contact your doctor immediately or visit the nearest hospital.

Missed a Dose

• It is advised not to miss any dose of antibiotics as it can result in failure of the therapy.
• If you have missed any dose of this medicine, take it as soon as you remember.
• If it's time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and continue with your regular dosing schedule.
• Do not take a double dose of this medicine to compensate for the missed one.

How Does It Work?

• Clavam Forte Dry Syrup acts by killing the bacteria responsible for infections.
• However, bacteria make the enzyme (beta-lactamases) which can destroy Amoxicillin.
• Clavulanic acid inactivates this enzyme and hence helps amoxicillin to function optimally.

Interactions with other medicines

• No drug interaction reports are available for this combination. However, as this medicine contains amoxicillin & clavulanic acid, any interactions seen with these two components when taken alone may occur with this combination.
• Increased risk of bleeding when taken with medicines used to thin the blood like warfarin, acenocoumarol, there is a need to check blood tests like PT-INR.
• Increased side effects when taken with methotrexate (used in the treatment of cancer).
• Medicines used to treat gout like allopurinol or probenecid.
• Medicines used to modify the immune response during an organ transplant like mycophenolate mofetil.