Cefiget 400 mg (Capsule)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefixime trihydrate
Company Get well limited
Also available as
Cefiget 200 mg capsule Cefiget 25 mg pediatric drop Cefiget 100 mg suspension

Therapeutic Class

  • Third generation Cephalosporins

Indications

  • Treats Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI)
  • Treats Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Treats Urinary Tract Infections
  • Effective against Streptococcus pneumonia
  • Effective against Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Effective against Escherichia coli
  • Effective against Proteus mirabilis
  • Effective against Klebsiella species
  • Effective against Haemophilus influenzae
  • Highly stable in the presence of beta-lactamase enzymes

Pharmacology

  • Third generation cephalosporin antibiotic
  • Bactericidal against a broad spectrum of gram positive and gram negative bacteria
  • Interferes with the synthesis of bacterial cell wall
  • Highly stable in the presence of Beta-lactamase enzyme
  • Approximately 40-50% absorption whether administered with or without food

Dosage & Administration

  • Usual course of treatment is 7 to 14 days
  • Recommended adult dosage is 200-400 mg daily
  • Recommended dosage for children is 8 mg/kg/day
  • Dose in typhoid is 5 mg/kg body weight twice daily
  • Recommended dosage for children by age range

Interaction

  • Increases in prothrombin times have been noted in a few patients
  • Caution in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics

Side Effects

  • Mild and self-limiting adverse reactions observed
  • Frequent gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Central nervous system effects: headache and dizziness
  • Hypersensitivity reactions: rash, pruritis, urticaria, drug fever
  • Hematological and clinical chemistry effects
  • Miscellaneous reactions: genital pruritis and vaginitis

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Caution should be exercised when administered to a nursing woman

Precautions & Warnings

  • Given with caution to patients with known hypersensitivity to other drugs
  • Cephalosporin should be given with caution to penicillin-sensitive patients
  • Administered with caution in patients with markedly impaired renal function
  • Treatment alters the normal flora of the colon and may permit overgrowth of clostridia
  • Not recommended for use in pregnancy or in nursing mothers unless considered essential by the physician

Overdose Effects

  • Gastric Lavage may be indicated
  • No specific antidote exists
  • Not removed in significant quantities from the circulation by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
  • Adverse reactions in small numbers of healthy adult volunteers receiving single doses up to 2 g did not differ from the profile seen in patients treated at the recommended doses

Storage Conditions

  • Keep below 30°C temperature
  • Protected from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

Chemical Structure

  • Molecular Formula: C16H15N5O7S2

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