Brocef 500 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 43.00 (1 x 7: ৳ 301.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 301.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefuroxime axetil
Company Gaco pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Brocef 250 mg tablet

Title

  • Brocef Tablets

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Antibiotics

Description

  • Effective antibacterial agent
  • Broad-spectrum bactericidal activity
  • Stability to bacterial beta-lactamase
  • Good stability to bacterial beta-lactamase
  • Active against ampicillin-resistant and amoxycillin-resistant strains
  • For the treatment of infections caused by sensitive bacteria
  • Well-characterized and effective antibacterial agent
  • Has broad-spectrum bactericidal activity
  • Active against many ampicillin-resistant and amoxycillin-resistant strains
  • Broad-spectrum bactericidal activity against a wide range of common pathogens
  • Active against beta-lactamase producing strains

Dimensions

  • N/A

Color options

  • N/A

Functions

  • Treatment of infections caused by sensitive bacteria
  • Bactericidal activity against common pathogens

Materials

  • Cefuroxime

Technical specifications

  • Tablet or Suspension Form
  • For oral or parenteral administration
  • Dosage strength: 250mg, 500mg, 750mg, 1000mg
  • Dosage forms: tablet, suspension, intramuscular, intravenous

Design elements

  • N/A

Usability features

  • Recommended to use freshly reconstituted solution
  • Maintains potency for at least 24 hours at room temperature or 48 hours at 5 degrees Celsius

Indications

  • Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Acute Bacterial Otitis Media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Acute bacterial maxillary sinusitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae
  • Lower respiratory tract infections including pneumoniae, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli
  • Skin and skin-structure infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Urinary tract infections caused by E.coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Bone and Joint Infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus
  • Gonorrhoea caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Early Lyme Disease (erythema migrans) caused by Borrelia burgdorferi
  • Acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and Secondary bacterial infections of Acute bronchitis

Interactions

  • No potentially hazardous interactions reported

Contraindications

  • Known allergy to Cephalosporins

Side effects

  • Rashes
  • Gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Prolonged use may result in the overgrowth of non susceptible organisms e.g. Candida

Pregnancy lactation

  • US FDA pregnancy category B
  • No adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Excreted in human milk
  • Caution advised when administered to nursing women

Precautions warnings

  • Careful use with concurrent treatment with potent diuretics
  • History of colitis
  • Cross reactions reported for patients hypersensitive to penicillin

Therapeutic class

  • Second generation Cephalosporins

Reconstitution

  • Instructions for reconstituting different dosages for intramuscular and intravenous injection

Storage conditions

  • Store in a cool, dry place below 30 degrees Celsius
  • Store away from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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