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Augmentin XR Oral

Generic Name: AMOXICILLIN/CLAVULANIC ACID EXTENDED-RELEASE - ORAL
Pronounced: (a-MOX-i-SIL-in/KLAV-you-lan-ik)

Augmentin XR Oral Interactions

Your doctor or pharmacist may already be aware of any possible drug interactions and may be monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.

This drug should not be used with the following medication because a very serious interaction may occur:

  • probenecid


If you are currently using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist before starting amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.

Before using this medication, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all prescription and nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of:

  • allopurinol
  • live bacterial vaccines
  • methotrexate
  • tetracyclines


This medication may decrease the effectiveness of combination-type birth control pills. This can result in pregnancy. You may need to use an additional form of reliable birth control while using this medication. Consult your doctor or pharmacist for details.

This antibiotic may cause false positive results with certain diabetic urine testing products (cupric sulfate-type). This drug may also affect the results of certain lab tests. Make sure laboratory personnel and your doctors know you use this drug.

This document does not contain all possible interactions. Therefore, before using this product, tell your doctor or pharmacist of all the products you use. Keep a list of all your medications with you, and share the list with your doctor and pharmacist.

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