Amoxicillin Question

Factual Questions
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I know that this board is not for specific medical advise and I should consult my physician and you are not my doctor.

I have a dental appointment tomorrow and because of a plate, screws and bolts in my ankle they prescribed Amoxicillin as a prophylactic. I need to have liquids because I can’t swallow pills (issue for another thread).

I know you are supposed to take it before the medical procedure so I looked at the directions about 5 minutes ago and it says 8 Teaspoonful 1 Hour Prior to Appointment.

The label says 250 mg per 5 mL and under Usual Dosage Adults 250mg - 500 mg every eight hours depending on type and severity of infection

It also says Amoxicillin 250/5 M ASYS TEVA QTY:100 which was printed on the label and highlighted in yellow. Right next to the Qty:100 it says AC

I did leave a question on his answering machine (no answering service) because I’m concerned that they didn’t mean Take 1 Teaspoonful (or Tablespoonful) 8 hours before the appointment.

My appointment isn’t until 6 tomorrow so if it’s 8 hours I need to hear from him by 10am but I know he won’t be in the office until 4pm.

Does the amount prescribed make sense?

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Prophylactic use of antibiotics in people with orthopedic hardware is common: The standard dose of amoxicillin for prophylaxis is 2 grams 1 hour before the procedure.

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Thank you sir. I just need now to find out how many grams are in one teaspoon. To google I go.

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Wait wait wait, you misunderstood. Not 2 grams of liquid, 2 grams of medicine. From the OP there are 250mg per teaspoonful, that would be 2000mg or 2 grams in 8 teaspoons. Take as directed and you’re good to go. (But it never hurts to ask).

ETA (as you probably already found out) Teaspoons are a measure of volume (5ml or 5 cc) and grams are a measure of weight (or is it mass?). So you’re gonna have a hard time finding a good conversion other then an extrapolation of ‘a pint’s a pound the world around’
It’s like trying to convert pounds to gallons.

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Nope no misunderstanding just wanted to verify on google that 8 teaspoons is indeed the right amount here.

I was afraid by someone telling that 8 teaspoons is 2 grams that would be medical advise and thus against the rules

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No, that’s not medical advice. What you asked was really nothing more then a math question with some drug names tossed in. You recived the bonus of one of our doctors telling you that the dosage you were prescibed seemed to be the standard dosage based on your situation. (I suppose that might have been walking the line, but I wouldn’t worry about it)

I do feel it’s necessary to note that 8 teaspoons is NOT always 2 grams. In YOUR case, 8 teaspoons is 2 grams, based on the concentration of medicine. The two grams refers only to the medication not the gross amount.
For example
I have Imitrex it is 6mg/.5ml, 8 teaspoons of this would be .18g
I have Tussionex, which has 2 (3?) drugs in it. 8 teaspoons of this would (make you sick) have a certain amount of one drug and a different amount of the other).

You might already get it, I just want to make sure you realize that the 2 grams doesn’t have anything to do with the amount of liquid. If it was half the concentration, you’d be taking 16 teaspoons to get the 2 grams.

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Asked and answered. Closed at the request of the OP.

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