 [ Symptoms ] can i use amoclav for a sore throat  250mg125mg tabs co amoxiclav [ Disease ] most sore throats are viral and viruses will not respond to antibiotics a few sore throats are strep and amox clav augmentin would not be the drug of choice it may work assuming you are taking an appropriate dose assuming you are an adults i do not know your weight but this would be a lower than optimum dose so the chance of a treatment failure would be high it is really not wise to self diagnose and self treat as sore throat especially one that is more likely to be viral and not bacterial