Ampicillin

Ampicillin is an antibiotic and treats infection. Finish taking all of your medication. Even if you feel better, do not stop taking medication unless your doctor tells you to stop.

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What are you taking Ampicillin for?

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Other
Actinomycosis
Bacterial Infections
Bites, Human
Dysentery, Bacillary
Endocarditis, Bacterial
Escherichia Coli Infections
Gonorrhea
Haemophilus Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Listeriosis
Meningitis, Bacterial
Meningococcal Infections
Pneumococcal Infections
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Respiratory Tract Infections
Salmonella Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Surgical Wound Infection
Urinary Tract Infections

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Less than a week
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A month or so
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A year or so
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Uses of Ampicillin

Updated: April 1, 2016

Ampicillin is used in the treatment of:

Actinomycosis
Bites, Human
Dysentery, Bacillary
Escherichia coli Infections
Gonorrhea
Haemophilus Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Meningitis, Bacterial
Meningococcal Infections
Pneumococcal Infections
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Respiratory Tract Infections
Salmonella Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Surgical Wound Infection
Urinary Tract Infections
Listeriosis

Ampicillin is used in the prevention of:

Endocarditis, Bacterial

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Ampicillin Brand Names

Ampicillin may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Ampicillin Drug Class

Ampicillin is part of the drug class:

Penicillins with extended spectrum

Ampicillin Interactions

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

AMIKACIN/AMPICILLIN
AMPICILLIN/DESOGESTREL
AMPICILLIN/ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
AMPICILLIN/ETHYNODIOL DIACETATE
AMPICILLIN/GENTAMICIN
AMPICILLIN/LEVONORGESTREL
AMPICILLIN/MESTRANOL
AMPICILLIN/METHOTREXATE
AMPICILLIN/NETILMICIN
AMPICILLIN/NORELGESTROMIN
AMPICILLIN/NORETHINDRONE
AMPICILLIN/NORETHYNODREL
AMPICILLIN/NORGESTIMATE
AMPICILLIN/TOBRAMYCIN

This is not a complete list of Ampicillindrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Ampicillin and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Ampicillin falls into category B:

There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Ampicillin. But in animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication, and the babies did not show any medical issues related to this medication.

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given Ampicillin, and some babies had problems. But in human studies, pregnant women were given this medication and their babies did not have any problems related to this medication.