Zerotil 500 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 50.00 (2 x 7: ৳ 700.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 350.00
Medicine Details
Category | Details |
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Generic | Cefuroxime axetil |
Company | Beacon pharmaceuticals plc |
Also available as |
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