Intracef 500 mg (Capsule)

Unit Price: ৳ 12.50 (6 x 6: ৳ 450.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 75.00

Medicine Details

Indications

  • Treatment of Upper respiratory tract infections
  • Treatment of Lower respiratory tract infections
  • Treatment of Urinary tract infections
  • Treatment of Skin and soft tissue infections
  • Susceptibility to Gram-positive microorganisms
  • Susceptibility to Gram-negative microorganisms

Pharmacology

  • Broad spectrum bactericidal antibiotic
  • Active against gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms
  • Inhibition of cross-linking process in cell wall

Dosage & Administration

  • Oral administration for adults and children
  • Dosage adjustments for elderly and patients with impaired renal or hepatic function
  • Injectable administration for adults and children

Interaction

  • Concomitant use of nephrotoxic drugs
  • Enhanced possibility of renal toxicity with diuretics and probenecid

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to cephalosporins

Side Effects

  • Gastro-intestinal disturbances
  • Hypersensitivity phenomena
  • Skin reactions
  • Glossitis
  • Heartburn
  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Vaginitis
  • Candida overgrowth
  • Blood disorders
  • Fever
  • Serum sickness like reactions
  • Anaphylaxis

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Safety not established in pregnancy
  • Excretion in breast milk
  • Caution advised for lactating mothers
  • Caution about operating hazardous machinery

Precautions & Warnings

  • Development of superinfection with prolonged use
  • Administration with care to patients hypersensitive to penicillins
  • Positive result in Coombs’ testing
  • Possibility of false positive urine glucose result
  • Dosage adjustment necessary in renal impairment
  • Lactose content

Use in Special Populations

  • Recommended doses for patients with renal impairment
  • Additional information for all patients

Overdose Effects

  • Non-specific symptoms
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Gastric upsets
  • Supportive treatment
  • Gastric lavage if necessary

Therapeutic Class

  • First generation Cephalosporins

Storage Conditions

  • Fresh preparation of Intracef Suspension
  • Expiry period for reconstituted Suspension
  • Validity period for Injection solutions
  • Retention of potency at 5°C
  • Dispensing on prescription of a registered physician

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