Afixime 200 mg (Capsule)

Unit Price: ৳ 30.00 (12's pack: ৳ 360.00)

Medicine Details

Category	Details
Generic	Cefixime trihydrate
Company	Asiatic laboratories ltd
Also available as	Afixime 400 mg capsule Afixime 100 mg suspension Afixime 25 mg pediatric drop

Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) treatment
Lower Respiratory Tract Infections treatment
Urinary Tract Infections treatment
Clinical efficacy against Streptococcus pneumonia
Clinical efficacy against Streptococcus pyogenes
Clinical efficacy against Escherichia coli
Clinical efficacy against Klebsiella species
Clinical efficacy against Haemophilus influenzae
Mode of action as a bactericidal antibiotic
Interference in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall
Absorption of Cefixime is about 40-50%
Dosage is 200-400 mg daily for adults
Dosage is 8 mg/kg/day for children
Dosage by age range for children
Dosage for typhoid infection
Dosage in renal impairment
Interaction with anticoagulant therapy
Contraindication for patients with known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics
Commonly reported side effects: Diarrhea
Commonly reported side effects: Nausea
Commonly reported side effects: Abdominal pain
Commonly reported side effects: Headache
Commonly reported side effects: Allergies in the form of rash, pruritis, urticaria
Commonly reported side effects: Thrombocytopenia
Pregnancy caution: Use only if clearly needed
Lactation caution: Exercise caution
Precaution for patients with hypersensitivity to other drugs
Precaution for penicillin-sensitive patients
Precaution for patients with markedly impaired renal function
Precaution for altering normal flora of the colon
Storage condition below 30°C temperature, protected from light & moisture
Molecular Formula: C16H15N5O7S2

Third generation semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic
Bactericidal against a broad spectrum of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
Kills bacteria by interfering in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall
Highly stable in the presence of Beta-lactamase enzyme
Absorption of about 40-50% whether administered with or without food

Given with caution to patients who have shown hypersensitivity to other drugs
Given with caution to penicillin-sensitive patients
Given with caution in patients with markedly impaired renal function
Given with caution to alter normal flora of the colon
Should not be used in pregnancy or in nursing mothers unless considered essential by the physician