Term Name: | Augmentin |
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Synonyms: | Amoxicillin / clavulanic acid, Amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium, Amoxicillin hydrate-potassium clavulanate mixt, Amoxicillin mixture with Clavulanate potassium, Amoxicillin-potassium clavulanate combination, Augmentin, Potassium clavulanate mixed with amoxicillin |
Definition: | A mixture composed of amoxicillin trihydrate and potassium clavulanate; a broad-spectrum antibiotic. The potassium clavulanate component is particularly active against the clinically important plasmid-mediated beta-lactamases frequently responsible for transferred drug resistance to penicillins and cephalosporins. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:2677] ( EBI ) |