Definition of "amoxicillin" []

• An semisynthetic penicillin, C16H19N3O5S, having an antibacterial spectrum of action similar to that of ampicillin. (noun)

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• "In one study, led by Dr. Alejandro Hoberman of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, nearly 300 infected toddlers were given ten days of treatment with either dummy pills or an antibiotic called amoxicillin-clavulanate."
• "They understand that the amoxicillin is the appropriate treatment for strep throat they just have been in a situation where they have two to four times a day when, that's what they are currently prescribing and they see low compliance rates there."
• "She was also seen by the doctor and was also given the drug amoxicillin, which is part of the penicillin family of medicines, despite telling him she was allergic to penicillin, the hearing was told."