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Amoxicillin is an antibiotic. It is used to treat infections due to organisms that are susceptible to the effects of amoxicillin. Common infections that amoxicillin is used for include infections of the middle ear, throat (laryngitis), bronchi, lungs, and skin.

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Amoxicillin inhibits cross-linkages between subunits in peptidoglycan. IT works against non-B-lactam producing Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.

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