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Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Dosage: Why Two 250 mg Tablets Are Not One 500 mg

A 625 mg co-amoxiclav tablet is 500 mg amoxicillin plus 125 mg clavulanate, and every common strength carries the same 125 mg of clavulanate. That is why two 375 mg tablets are not one 750 mg dose, and why the label forbids certain substitutions.