Amoxicillin and Augmentin Question: My wife was prescribed Amoxicillin and Augmentin for an infected insect bite, and she is 10 weeks pregnant. Could this have any effects on the pregnancy?
Use of any medicine during pregnancy always presents some risk to the fetus. However, there are some drugs which are high risk and some which appear to be low risk. Penicillin and the penicillin like drugs(like Amoxicillin) is one of the preferred antibiotics to use during pregnancy. Clavulanic acid which is the other ingredient in Augmentin(amoxicillin and clavulanic acid) is added to block some of the penicillin resistance of some bacteria, making amoxicillin much more powerful. Studies performed in pregnant mice and rats have demonstrated no apparent problems. However, studies in women have not been performed. Consequently this drug, like most, is only used if truly necessary.
