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Augmentin |
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- 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
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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.
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ChEBI
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EBI
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