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

50 ml bottle: ৳ 322.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefixime trihydrate
Company Osl pharma limited
Also available as
Unibac 100 mg suspension Unibac 200 mg capsule Unibac 400 mg capsule Unibac 25 mg pediatric drop

Therapeutic Class

  • Third Generation Cephalosporins

Indications

  • Treatment of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI)
  • Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections

Pharmacology

  • Cefixime is a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic for oral administration
  • Bactericidal against a broad spectrum of gram positive and gram negative bacteria

Dosage & Administration

  • Usual course of treatment is 7 days, may be continued for up to 14 days
  • Recommended adult dosage is 200-400 mg daily according to the severity of the infection

Interaction

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

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics

Side Effects

  • Diarrhoea and stool changes
  • Nausea, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, vomiting and flatulence
  • Headache, dizziness
  • Allergies in the form of rash, pruritis, urticaria, drug fever and arthralgia
  • Thrombocytopenia, leukopenia and eosinophilia
  • Mild transient change in liver and renal function tests

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
  • Caution to penicillin-sensitive patients
  • Administered with caution in patients with markedly impaired renal function
  • Use in pregnancy and lactation: not recommended

Overdose Effects

  • Gastric Lavage may be indicated
  • No specific antidote exists
  • 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 recommended doses

Storage Conditions

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

Chemical Structure

  • Molecular Formula: C16H15N5O7S2
  • Chemical Structure

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