AMK Indications/Uses

Tablet: Upper respiratory tract infections eg. sinusitis, otitis media; Lower respiratory tract infections eg. acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia; Urinary tract infections; Skin and soft tissue infections; Dental infections.
Powder for oral suspension: Used orally in adults and children for the treatment of abscess, cellulites and impetigo caused by susceptible penicillinase-producing and nonpenicillinase-producing Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes (group A β-hemolytic streptococci) or Corynebacterium.
Used in adults or children for the treatment of otitis media or upper and lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchopneumonia, sinusitis, and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis caused by susceptible H. influenzae.
Chancroid.
Infections caused by β-lactamase-producing M. catarrhalis.
Used orally with success for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea caused by penicillinase producing strains of N. gonorrhoeae (PPNG) or nonpenicillinase-producing strains of the organism.
Urinary Tract Infections: Used orally in adults or children for the treatment of uncomplicated or complicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by susceptible organisms including E. coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, or P. mirabilis.
Used orally with some success in a limited number of patients for the treatment of anaerobic and mixed aerobic-anaerobic bacterial infections including intra-abdominal and gynecologic infections such as endometritis, salpingitis, pelvic cellulitis, and acute pelvic inflammatory disease.