A-Clox 500 mg (Capsule)
Unit Price: ৳ 5.98 (25 x 4: ৳ 598.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 23.92
Medicine Details
Category | Details |
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Generic | Cloxacillin sodium |
Company | Acme laboratories ltd |
Also available as |
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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