What to do if you take amoxicillin by mistake

Misuse of amoxicillin can be treated by drinking more water or glucose water, or gastric lavage. 1. Drink more water or glucose water: If the amount of amoxicillin taken by mistake is not more than three times the normal dose, generally do not need special treatment, you can drink more water or glucose water to accelerate the metabolism of the drug, so that amoxicillin can be excreted as soon as possible, at the same time, should pay close attention to the patient has no physical discomfort. 2. Gastric lavage treatment: If the amount of amoxicillin mistakenly taken is more than 5 times the normal dose, it should be decided whether gastric lavage treatment is needed according to the time of taking the medicine. If there are uncomfortable symptoms after taking amoxicillin, you need to go to the hospital as soon as possible by the doctor standardized treatment, so as not to delay the condition.