Zerotil 500 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 50.00 (2 x 7: ৳ 700.00)
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Medicine Details

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 (erythema migrans)

Pharmacology

  • Broad-spectrum bactericidal activity
  • Effective antibacterial agent
  • Good stability to bacterial β-lactamase
  • Active against many resistant strains

Dosage

  • Adolescents and adults dosage
  • Pharyngitis/tonsillitis dosage
  • Acute otitis media dosage
  • Pediatric Patients dosage
  • Parenteral dosage
  • Surgical prophylaxis dosage
  • Pneumonia dosage
  • Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis dosage
  • In Gonorrhoea dosage
  • In Meningitis dosage
  • In bone and joint infections dosage

Administration

  • Use of freshly reconstituted solution recommended
  • Potency maintenance at room temperature or 5<sup>o</sup> C

Interaction

  • No potentially hazardous interactions reported

Contraindications

  • Contraindicated in patients with known allergy to Cephalosporins

Side Effects

  • Infrequent and generally mild adverse effects
  • Rashes and gastrointestinal disturbances reported
  • Prolonged use may result in overgrowth of non-susceptible organisms

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 a nursing woman

Precautions & Warnings

  • Careful use with concurrent treatment with potent diuretics
  • Hypersensitivity to penicillin cross reactions reported
  • Likely safe at recommended dose levels

Therapeutic Class

  • Second generation Cephalosporins

Reconstitution

  • Intramuscular and intravenous injection reconstitution steps provided

Storage Conditions

  • Store below 30<sup>o</sup> C, away from light & moisture

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