Floating amoxicillin trihydrate (AmoxT) tablets, used for eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), were prepared according to a gas-generating technique to extend the drug residence time in the stomach. The drug release rate from the floating tablets in acidic dissolution medium, in which AmoxT is known to be unstable, was studied using two dissolution techniques: openloop system of the flow-through cell (FTC) and the beaker method. Analysis of AmoxT in the dissolution medium was carried out by UV spectrophotometric and HPLC methods. The comparison indicates that the open-loop system of the FTC, which is based on non-cumulative (fresh) dissolution samples, is the preferred dissolution technique, and in this case, the drug could be analyzed by UV spectrophotometric and HPLC methods. However, in the case of a large number of QC samples, UV spectrophotometry is preferred to the HPLC method, which requires relatively longer time for analysis thereby increasing drug degradation. On the other hand, in the case of the beaker method, which is based on cumulative dissolution samples, the drug must be analyzed by HPLC. Generally, the beaker method is not recommended due to the problems associated with the accumulation of AmoxT degradation product in the dissolution medium. This study describes a simple dissolution method capable of discriminating between different AmoxT gastroretentive formulations without any additional experimental or calculational steps.