Pinam 200 mg (Tablet)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Pivmecillinam
Company Kemiko pharmaceuticals ltd

Indications

  • Treatment of infections caused by mecillinam-sensitive organisms
  • Acute cystitis
  • Complicated urinary tract infections
  • Salmonellosis
  • Shigellosis
  • Enteropathic E. coli diarrhoea
  • Gram-negative septicaemia
  • Biliary infections

Pharmacology

  • Belongs to amdinopenicillin class
  • Bactericidal
  • Interferes with bacterial cell wall synthesis
  • Active against Enterobacteriaceae
  • Poor activity against gram-positive organisms
  • Poor activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Practically no activity against Enterococcus faecalis

Dosage

  • Usual dose for adults: 1-2 tablets 3 times daily
  • Different doses for acute uncomplicated cystitis, chronic or recurrent bacteriurea, salmonellosis, and prophylactic treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections
  • Dosage for children based on weight and specific condition

Administration

  • Tablet should be taken with at least 50-100 ml fluid
  • Bioavailability is practically unaffected by simultaneous food intake
  • Best taken with or immediately after a meal

Contraindications

  • Exclusion of patients with known history of hypersensitivity to penicillins and cephalosporins

Side Effects

  • Generally well tolerated
  • Upper gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Skin rashes in some cases
  • No evidence of hepato-, nephro-, or ototoxicity

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Avoid use in pregnancy
  • Mecillinam not excreted into the milk of lactating mother

Precautions & Warnings

  • Raised blood levels with impaired renal function

Use in Special Populations

  • Unchanged initial dose for impaired renal function
  • Changed maintenance dose based on criteria
  • Avoid use in infants under 3 months of age

Overdose Effects

  • Likely to cause nausea, vomiting, gastritis
  • Treatment should be restricted to symptomatic and supportive measures

Therapeutic Class

  • Mecillinams

Storage Conditions

  • Store at a cool and dry place
  • Protect from light and moisture

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