Teconin 400 mg/vial (IM/IV Injection)

400 mg vial: ৳ 1,300.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Teicoplanin
Company Square pharmaceuticals plc
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Title and Categories

  • Teconin Antibiotic
  • Glycopeptide Antibiotic
  • Antibacterial Medication
  • Pharmaceutical Product

Size and Dimensions

  • 200 mg powder vial
  • 400 mg powder vial
  • 3 ml water ampoule

Color Options

  • Ivory white powder
  • Clear solution
  • Yellowish solution

Functions

  • Inhibits cell-wall biosynthesis
  • Interferes with peptidoglycan synthesis
  • Treats complicated skin and soft tissue infections
  • Effective against bone and joint infections
  • Treatment for hospital-acquired pneumonia
  • Treatment for community-acquired pneumonia
  • Management of complicated urinary tract infections
  • Effective in infective endocarditis
  • Oral treatment for Clostridium difficile infection-associated diarrhoea and colitis

Materials

  • Teicoplanin
  • Actinoplanes teichomyceticus

Technical Specifications

  • Freely soluble in water
  • Sterile and pyrogen-free
  • Should be stored at a temperature not exceeding 30°C
  • Reconstituted solution should be used immediately or stored under refrigeration (2 to 8°C) for 24 hours maximum

Design Elements

  • Injectable
  • Bolus injection
  • Infusion

Usability Features

  • Can be administered intravenously or intramuscularly
  • Dosage should be adapted based on infection severity and patient's response

Dosage Administration

  • Dosage varies for adults, elderly, and children
  • Loading doses for potentially fatal infections
  • Dosage adjustment for patients with kidney failure

Interaction

  • Caution needed when co-administered with nephrotoxic or ototoxic drugs
  • Avoid concurrent use with Aminoglycosides, Amphotericin B, Cyclosporion, and Frusemide

Contraindications

  • Contraindicated in patients with known Hypersensitivity to the drug

Side Effects

  • Local reactions - Erythema, injection site abscess
  • Allergic reactions - Rash, pruritus, fever, anaphylactic reactions
  • Gastrointestinal reactions - Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
  • CNS reactions - Physical weakness, dizziness, headache
  • Hearing reactions - Ringing in the ears, balance disorders

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Pregnancy Category B3
  • Not recommended during confirmed or presumed pregnancy or lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Caution in patients hypersensitive to Vancomycin

Therapeutic Class

  • Glycopeptide

Reconstitution

  • Slowly inject water into the powder vial
  • Rotate the vial gently to dissolve the powder
  • Recommendation for infusion solutions
  • Avoid foaming during reconstitution

Storage Conditions

  • Protect from light
  • Dry place
  • Reconstituted solution should be used immediately or refrigerated for 24 hours maximum

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