Medicine pack check sheet

Source-linked reading points

• 250 mg/125 mg, 500 mg/125 mg and 875 mg/125 mg each state amounts for both amoxicillin and clavulanate. A total milligram number or either number alone does not identify the complete product. First check both ingredients, dosage form and target market.
• This public label explicitly states that two 250 mg/125 mg tablets should not be substituted for one 500 mg/125 mg tablet because the clavulanate component differs. This is a product-identity and label-reading point, not a formula for self-adjusting the number of tablets.
• Oral suspension is labelled as two ingredients per 5 mL. Different concentrations, measuring devices, reconstitution and storage requirements must follow the current label and prescription for the actual bottle. Tablet numbers cannot be directly converted into a child’s or adult’s millilitre amount.
• A score mark, chewable tablet or suspension appearance can be an identification clue, not permission to split, crush, substitute or combine products. With allergy history, gastrointestinal symptoms, multiple medicines or a need to adjust treatment, take the actual pack and complete medicine list to a clinician or pharmacist.