i would not recommend that you randomly take an antibiotic that you have at home since utis are caused by many different types of organisms (some that are resistant to amoxicillin) and about half of the people who have classic uti symptoms do not even have one (those symptoms can be caused by other medical conditions). when you take an antibiotic before having a urinalysis and culture your medical provider will not have any idea if (a) you actually have a uti and (b) what is the most appropriate antibiotic to use. in most cases it is not amoxicillin.
is amoxicillin cap 500 a medication for uti/. for several days i have had pain urinating. i have treated the pain by taking azo pills and drinking cranberry juice which helped with the pain but it doesn't make the problem go away. can i take amoxicillin cap 500mg which i have at home. thanks for your response. uw