Clavulanic acid
antibiotic · penicillin
Third-party optionWhat this medicine is for
Pharmacologically, Clavulanic acid relates to the category “antibiotic (penicillin)”. Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. They are taken as a course, over a set duration, until the end of the prescription.
For Clavulanic acid in practice: Combined with a penicillin to broaden its antibacterial action. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 18 reimbursable presentations containing Clavulanic acid are recorded. It comes under various trade names and in generic form.
- Amoxicilline Acide Clavulanique Almus
- Amoxicilline Acide Clavulanique Sandoz
- Amoxicilline/Acide Clavulanique Almus
- Amoxicilline/Acide Clavulanique Arrow
- Amoxicilline/Acide Clavulanique Arrow Lab
- Amoxicilline/Acide Clavulanique Biogaran
- Amoxicilline/Acide Clavulanique Cristers
- Amoxicilline/Acide Clavulanique Eg
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Supplements to consider
None of our references matches Clavulanic acid. Only one single-ingredient supplement is worth mentioning, as guidance.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live micro-organisms, mainly lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. The CFU count and the number of strains are among the selection criteria; gastro-resistant capsules protect the bacteria from stomach acidity.
Preferred form gastro-resistant capsules, several strains, CFU count stated
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Gut microbiome, gut function, and probiotics: Implications for health
- Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
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Related molecules
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