Ceroxime 500 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 45.00 (8's pack: ৳ 360.00)

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefuroxime axetil
Company Asiatic laboratories ltd
Also available as
Ceroxime 250 mg tablet Ceroxime 125 mg suspension Ceroxime 750 mg injection

Indications

  • Treatment of Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis
  • Treatment of Acute Bacterial Otitis Media
  • Treatment of Acute Bacterial Maxillary Sinusitis
  • Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Treatment of Skin and Skin-structure Infections
  • Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections
  • Treatment of Bone and Joint Infections
  • Treatment of Gonorrhoea
  • Treatment of Early Lyme Disease
  • Therapeutic Class: Second generation Cephalosporins

Pharmacology

  • Broad-spectrum bactericidal activity
  • Effective against β-lactamase producing strains
  • Good stability to bacterial β-lactamase
  • Active against ampicillin-resistant strains

Dosage

  • Dosage for adolescents and adults
  • Dosage for paediatric patients
  • Dosage for severe infections in adults and children
  • Dosage for pneumonia and bronchitis
  • Dosage for Gonorrhoea treatment
  • Dosage for Meningitis and bone/joint infections

Administration

  • Use of freshly reconstituted solution recommended
  • Potency maintenance at room temperature
  • Potency maintenance at 5<sup>o</sup> C

Interaction

  • No reported hazardous interactions

Contraindications

  • Contraindicated in patients with known allergy to Cephalosporins

Side Effects

  • Mild and transient adverse effects
  • Reports of rashes and gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Potential overgrowth of non-susceptible organisms

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • US FDA pregnancy category B
  • Use in pregnancy only if clearly needed
  • Excretion in human milk
  • Caution required during nursing

Precautions & Warnings

  • Care required in patients on potent diuretics
  • History of colitis caution
  • Cross-reactions with penicillin
  • Safe use in hypersensitive patients

Reconstitution

  • Intramuscular injection reconstitution steps
  • Intravenous injection reconstitution steps
  • Slow injection into a vein required

Storage Conditions

  • Store below 30<sup>o</sup> C
  • Store away from light and moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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