Cefivic DS 200 mg/5 ml (Powder for Suspension)

50 ml bottle: ৳ 300.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefixime trihydrate
Company Goodman pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Cefivic 100 mg suspension Cefivic 200 mg tablet Cefivic 400 mg tablet

Indications

  • Orally active cephalosporin antibiotic
  • Treatment of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI)
  • Treatment of lower respiratory tract infections
  • Urinary tract infections (UTI)
  • Treatment of infections caused by susceptible microorganisms
  • Highly stable in the presence of beta-lactamase enzymes

Pharmacology

  • Third generation semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic for oral administration
  • Bactericidal against a broad spectrum of gram positive and gram negative bacteria
  • Interference in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall
  • Highly stable in the presence of Beta-lactamase enzyme
  • Approximately 40% to 50% absorption whether administered with or without food

Dosage & Administration

  • Usual course of treatment is 7 days, may be continued for up to 14 days if required
  • Recommended adult dosage is 200-400 mg daily for severity of infection
  • Recommended dosage for children is 8 mg/kg/day administered as a single dose or in two divided doses
  • Dosage in renal impairment
  • No safety and efficacy established in children aged less than 6 months

Interaction

  • Increases in prothrombin times noted in a few patients
  • Care should be taken in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics

Side Effects

  • Generally well tolerated
  • Mild and self limiting adverse reactions observed
  • Gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Central nervous system effects
  • Hypersensitivity reactions
  • Hematological and clinical chemistry reactions
  • Mild transient change in liver and renal function tests observed

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed
  • Caution should be exercised when administered to a nursing woman

Precautions & Warnings

  • Given with caution to patients who have shown hypersensitivity to other drugs
  • Use with caution in penicillin-sensitive patients
  • Caution in patients with markedly impaired renal function
  • Alters the normal flora of the colon and may permit overgrowth of clostridia
  • Not recommended in pregnancy or nursing mothers

Overdose Effects

  • Gastric Lavage may be indicated
  • No specific antidote exists
  • Not removed in significant quantities by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
  • Adverse reactions in small numbers of healthy adult volunteers receiving single doses up to 2 g did not differ from the profile seen in patients treated at the recommended doses

Therapeutic Class

  • Third generation Cephalosporins

Storage Conditions

  • Keep below 30°C temperature
  • Protected from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

Chemical Structure

  • Molecular Formula: C16H15N5O7S2

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