Segorin 125 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 15.00 (2 x 10: ৳ 300.00)
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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefuroxime axetil
Company Pacific pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Segorin 250 mg tablet Segorin 500 mg tablet Segorin 125 mg suspension

Indications

  • Treatment of infections caused by sensitive bacteria
  • Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis
  • Acute Bacterial Otitis Media
  • Acute bacterial maxillary sinusitis
  • Lower respiratory tract infections
  • Skin and skin-structure infections
  • Urinary tract infections
  • Bone and Joint Infections
  • Gonorrhoea
  • Early Lyme Disease

Pharmacology

Broad-spectrum bactericidal activity

Dosage

  • Dosage for Adolescents and adults (13 years and older)
  • Dosage for Paediatric Patients (3 months to 12 years)
  • Parenteral Dosage
  • Dosage in Meningitis
  • Dosage in bone and joint infections

Administration

Use of freshly reconstituted solution is recommended

Interaction

No potentially hazardous interactions reported

Contraindications

Contraindicated in patients with known allergy to Cephalosporins

Side Effects

  • Mild and transient adverse effects
  • Rashes
  • Gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Prolonged use may result in the overgrowth of non-susceptible organisms e.g. Candida

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • US FDA pregnancy category of Cefuroxime is B
  • No adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Drug excreted in human milk
  • Caution needed when administered to a nursing woman

Precautions & Warnings

  • Care needed for patients receiving concurrent treatment with potent diuretics & with history of colitis
  • Cephalosporin antibiotics may be given safely to patients who are hypersensitive to penicillin
  • Cross reactions have been reported

Therapeutic Class

Second generation Cephalosporins

Reconstitution

  • For 750 mg intramuscular injection
  • For 750 mg intravenous injection
  • For 1.5 g intravenous injection

Storage Conditions

Store below 30 degrees Celsius, away from light & moisture

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