Rescure 200 mg (Capsule)

Unit Price: ৳ 30.00 (6's pack: ৳ 180.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefixime trihydrate
Company Marksman pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Rescure 100 mg suspension

Indications

  • Treatment of upper respiratory tract infections
  • Treatment of lower respiratory tract infections
  • Treatment of urinary tract infections

Pharmacology

  • Bactericidal against a broad spectrum of gram positive and gram negative bacteria
  • Interferes in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall
  • Highly stable in the presence of Beta-lactamase enzyme

Dosage & Administration

  • Usual course of treatment is 7 days
  • Recommended adult dosage is 200-400 mg daily
  • Dosage for children based on age and weight
  • Dosage adjustment in severe renal impairment

Interaction

  • Increases in prothrombin times may occur in some patients
  • Care should be taken in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Contraindications

  • Not to be used in patients with known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics

Side Effects

  • Diarrhoea and stool changes
  • Nausea, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, vomiting, and flatulence
  • Headache, dizziness
  • Rash, pruritis, urticaria, drug fever, arthralgia
  • Thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, eosinophilia
  • Mild transient change in liver and renal function tests

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Caution advised during pregnancy
  • Use in lactation requires caution

Precautions & Warnings

  • Caution advised in patients with hypersensitivity to other drugs
  • Given with caution to penicillin-sensitive patients
  • Administered with caution in patients with markedly impaired renal function
  • Use in pregnancy and lactation requires caution

Overdose Effects

  • Gastric Lavage may be indicated
  • No specific antidote exists
  • Not significantly removed by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis

Therapeutic Class

  • Third generation Cephalosporins

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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