Clox-F 500 mg (Capsule)

Unit Price: ৳ 10.00 (48's pack: ৳ 480.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Flucloxacillin sodium
Company Asiatic laboratories ltd
Also available as
Clox f 250 mg capsule Clox f 125 mg suspension Clox f ds 250 mg suspension

Indications

  • Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Respiratory tract infections
  • Osteomyelitis treatment
  • Enteritis treatment
  • Endocarditis treatment
  • Urinary tract infection treatment
  • Meningitis treatment
  • Septicaemia treatment
  • Prophylactic agent for surgical procedures

Pharmacology

  • Active against Gram-positive organisms
  • Little activity against Gram-negative bacilli
  • Inhibits formation of bacteria cell wall
  • Bactericidal antibiotic
  • Useful against penicillinase-producing staphylococci

Dosage

  • Oral Administration: Adult: 250 mg four times daily, may be doubled in severe infections
  • Parenteral Administration: 250 mg-1 g four times daily for adults, doses may be doubled in severe infections

Administration

Oral doses should be administered 1 hour before a meal

Interaction

Concurrent use may result in increased level of Clox-F in blood for a prolonged period

Contraindications

Contraindicated in penicillin hypersensitive patients

Side Effects

  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Rashes
  • Urticaria
  • Purpura
  • Fever
  • Nephritis
  • Hepatitis
  • Cholestatic jaundice

Pregnancy & Lactation

US FDA Pregnancy Category B, excreted in human milk, caution in lactating mothers

Precautions & Warnings

  • Use with caution in patients with hepatic dysfunction
  • Caution in patients with allergic diathesis

Use in Special Populations

Consider dosage adjustment in severe renal failure

Therapeutic Class

Penicillinase-resistant penicillins

Reconstitution

May be used in other routes in conjunction with systemic therapy

Storage Conditions

Keep in a dry place away from light and heat, keep out of the reach of children

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