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I'm on Clamoxyl at the moment, and I was wondering if the SSSF Brains Trust could answer a couple of questions of vague curiosity about the drug for me, please.

1. The tablets came in their usual blister pack, but the blister pack was itself inside a sealed foil container inside the cardboard box. Why the sealed foil container? Do I need to keep the tablets inside the foil container? (I have been.) How similar is the drug to Amoxycillin? (I don't remember seeing this sort of foil wrapper for Amoxycillin.)

2. The box says the tablets are to be taken "immediately before or with the first mountful of food". Why such precise proximity to food? How much time is acceptable if I'm prevented from eating? Is the effectiveness of the drug reduced if I take the tablet some time during the meal or immediately afterwards? (The pharmacy instructions say "with food", which is a lot less precise.)

Thank you!