AMPIPLUS® SIMPLEX
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GENERIC NAME
Ampicillin
COMPOSITION
Capsules “250”: Ampicillin 250 mg.
Capsules “500”: Ampicillin 500 mg.
Suspension “2.5%”: Ampicillin 2.5 g.
Suspension “5%”: Ampicillin 5 g.
Injection “500”: Ampicillin 500 mg (as sodium salt).
Injection “1000”: Ampicillin 1 g (as sodium salt).
INDICATIONS
Infections caused by gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria susceptible to ampicillin; infections
to the respiratory, urinary and biliary tracts; gastrointestinal infections; venereal diseases.
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
Adults: respiratory infections: 250-500 mg every 6
hours; urinary and biliary infections: 250-500 mg.
every 6-8 hours; gastro-intestinal infections: 500750 mg every 6-8 hours; typhoid and paratyphoid
fever: 1-1.5 g every 6-8 hours; gonorrhea: 1 g every
4-6 hours.
Children: up to 5 kg body weight: 200 mg/day; 5 to
25 body weight: 25-50 mg/kg/day; over 25 kg body
weight: same dosage as per adults; doses should
be subdivided every 4-6 hours.
SHELF-LIFESTORAGE INSTRUCTIONS
Shelf-life: capsules 3 years, syrups 2 years, injectables 3 years.
PACKAGE
Capsules: box of 12 capsules (250 mg, 500 mg)
Syrup: bottle of 60 ml (2.5%, 5%)
Injections: 1 vial 500 mg i.m. + 1 vial solvent
1 vial 500 mg i.v. + 1 vial solvent
1 vial 1 g i.m. + 1 vial solvent
1 vial 1 i.v. + 1 vial solvent