Cefunix 125 mg/5 ml (Powder for Suspension)

70 ml bottle: ৳ 190.00

Medicine Details

Indications

  • Treatment of pharyngitis/tonsillitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
  • Treatment of acute bacterial otitis media caused by various strains
  • Treatment of acute bacterial maxillary sinusitis
  • Treatment of lower respiratory tract infections including pneumonia
  • Treatment of acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
  • Treatment of secondary bacterial infections of acute bronchitis
  • Treatment of skin and skin-structure infections
  • Treatment of urinary tract infections
  • Treatment of bone and joint infections
  • Treatment of gonorrhea
  • Treatment of early Lyme disease

Pharmacology

  • Broad-spectrum bactericidal activity
  • Effective against β-lactamase producing strains
  • Stable to bacterial β-lactamase
  • Active against ampicillin-resistant and amoxycillin-resistant strains

Dosage

  • Recommended dosage for adolescents and adults
  • Recommended dosage for paediatric patients
  • Recommended dosage for parenteral administration
  • Recommended dosage for meningitis
  • Recommended dosage for bone and joint infections

Administration

  • Use of freshly reconstituted solution
  • Stability of potency at room temperature

Interaction

  • No reported potentially hazardous interactions

Contraindications

  • Contraindicated in patients with known allergy to Cephalosporins

Side Effects

  • Infrequent and generally mild adverse effects
  • Reported effects include rashes and gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Overgrowth of non susceptible organisms with prolonged use

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • US FDA pregnancy category B
  • Lack of adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Excretion in human milk
  • Caution in use during pregnancy and lactation

Precautions & Warnings

  • Careful administration to patients receiving concurrent treatment with potent diuretics
  • Consideration for patients with history of colitis
  • Possible cross reactions with penicillin hypersensitivity
  • Likelihood of no cross reactions at recommended doses

Therapeutic Class

  • Second generation Cephalosporins

Reconstitution

  • Instructions for intramuscular injection reconstitution
  • Instructions for intravenous injection reconstitution

Storage Conditions

  • Storage in a cool, dry place (below 30° C)
  • Protection from light and moisture

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