Amoxicillin dosage?

[gixxer]

Well my bi is going 4days hard,swollen, tight, warm,and still pink from my bi to 1/2 way down the forearm,hurts just to flex.Has not changed at all.so i think its not going to clear up.

Anyone know the best use for Amoxicillin.Thanks

[gehirin]

The best advice is not to use an antibiotic when you don't know what bacteria is causing the infection. Go to a clinic.

Amoxicillin is normally used for Streptococcal, enterococcal, some gram negative bacilli, and mouth anaerobes.

If you infection is due to normal bacterial skin flora (like Staph aureus or Staph epidermidis or S. pyogenes) then Amoxicillin would not be the antibiotic to do the job. In this case Bactrim would work.

Really, leave it up to the experts. See a doc. You don't want to lose and arm.