A-Clox 500 mg (Capsule)

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Medicine Details

Indications

  • Treatment of infections caused by gram-positive bacteria
  • Treatment of infections caused by penicillinase-producing staphylococci
  • Treatment of skin and soft tissue infections such as boils, abscess, cellulitis, infected wounds, infected burns
  • Protection for skin grafts
  • Respiratory tract, nasal, ear, and throat infections such as pneumonia, lung abscess, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis
  • Sensitive bacterial infections such as osteomyelitis, enteritis, endocarditis, urinary tract infections, septicemia

Dosage & Administration

  • 500 mg oral dose four times a day
  • 250 mg injection into muscles every 4-6 hours
  • 500 mg injection into veins every 4-6 hours
  • 500 mg injection for plural cavities or joint cavities
  • Dosage for children: half the adult dose up to 10 years, one-fourth the adult dose below 2 years old
  • Injection dosage for children: 250 mg with 1.5 ml or 500 mg with 2 ml water for injection into muscles, 500 mg with 5-10 ml water for injection into veins, 500 mg with 5-10 ml water for injection into plural cavities, 500 mg with 5 ml water or 0.5% lignocaine hydrochloride solution for injection into joint cavities

Contraindications

  • Contraindicated in patients hypersensitive to penicillin

Side Effects

  • Mild and temporary side effects similar to other penicillins
  • May include fever, diarrhea, indigestion, rash, urticaria, or erythemas

Precautions & Warnings

  • Caution in patients with a history of allergies to penicillin
  • Avoid use in subconjunctival injections or eye drops
  • Store prepared cefaclor solution at a cool place, preferably in a refrigerator before use
  • Use cefaclor liquid and drops within 5 days at room temperature or within 7 days if refrigerated
  • Use prepared cefaclor liquid for injection within 30 minutes
  • Cefaclor liquid remains effective for up to 24 hours at normal temperature

Therapeutic Class

  • Penicillinase-resistant penicillins

Storage Conditions

  • Store all dosage forms of cefaclor in a cool and dry place
  • Store cefaclor injections below 25°C

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