CO-PRESCRIPTION OF AMOXICILLIN + CLAVULANIC ACID PO 625MG WITH AMOXICILLIN PO 500MG, BOTH THREE TIMES DAILY (ADULTS)

Please find attached a memo outlining the rationale and clinical use of the above combination in adult patients.

This has been developed by the Health NZ Antimicrobial Stewardship Working Group in partnership with the Te Whata Kura Development Team.

We encourage you to share this information widely across your networks.

Ngā mihi nui,

Sharon Gardiner(on behalf of the Health NZ Antimicrobial Stewardship Working Group and the Te Whata Kura Development Team)

Sharon Gardiner FPS, MClinPharm, PhD (she/her)

Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Pharmacist | Taka Rongoa

Infection Management, Pharmacy and Clinical Pharmacology ServicesCanterbury | Waitaha

+64 275 487576  | sharon.gardiner@cdhb.health.nz | Christchurch Hospital, PB 4710, Christchurch