Cebex 200 mg (Capsule)

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Medicine Details

Title

  • Cebex 200 mg Capsule

Categories

  • Medicine
  • Antibiotic
  • Cephalosporin

Description

  • Cebex is an orally active cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity against a wide variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms. It is indicated for the treatment of various acute infections caused by susceptible microorganisms.
  • Cefixime is a third generation semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic for oral administration, bactericidal against a broad spectrum of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria at easily achievable plasma concentrations.

Color Options

  • None

Dimensions

  • Capsule Size: 200 mg

Functions

  • Treats bacterial infections
  • Prevents bacterial cell wall synthesis
  • Kills bacteria by interfering in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall
  • Stable in the presence of Beta-lactamase enzyme

Materials

  • Active Ingredient: Cefixime
  • Chemical Structure: C16H15N5O7S2

Technical Specifications

  • Molecular Formula: C16H15N5O7S2

Design Elements

  • Chemical structure image available

Usability Features

  • Orally active
  • Suitable for adults and children over 10 years
  • Dosage adjustment for elderly and patients with renal impairment
  • Can be given with or without food

Interaction

  • May cause increases in prothrombin times in some patients

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics

Side Effects

  • Diarrhea
  • Stool changes
  • Nausea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Dyspepsia
  • Vomiting
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Rash
  • Pruritis
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Leukopenia
  • Eosinophilia

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Use during pregnancy only if clearly needed
  • Caution advised when administered to nursing women

Precautions & Warnings

  • Caution in patients with hypersensitivity to other drugs
  • Partial cross-allergenicity between penicillins and cephalosporins
  • Caution in patients with markedly impaired renal function
  • Use not recommended in pregnancy or nursing mothers unless essential

Overdose Effects

  • No specific antidote exists
  • Not significantly removed from circulation by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis

Therapeutic Class

  • Third generation Cephalosporins

Storage Conditions

  • Keep below 30°C temperature
  • Protected from light & moisture
  • Keep out of the reach of children

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Absorption

  • Not significantly modified by the presence of food

Usual Course of Treatment

  • 7 days, may be continued for up to 14 days if required

Dosage & Administration

  • Recommended adult dosage: 200-400 mg daily for adults and children over 10 years
  • Dosage adjustment for elderly and patients with renal impairment
  • Dosage for children aged less than 6 months not established
  • Dosage adjustment for patients with impaired renal function

Interaction with Anticoagulant Therapy

  • Care should be taken in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Precautions for Use in Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Caution should be exercised when Cefixime is administered to a nursing woman
  • Use during pregnancy only if clearly needed

Precautions for Hypersensitivity Reactions

  • If allergic effect occurs, the drug should be discontinued and the patient treated with appropriate agents if necessary

Precautions for Patients with Markedly Impaired Renal Function

  • Cebex should be administered with caution in these patients

Studies on Pregnant Women

  • No adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women

Excretion in Human Milk

  • Not known if Cefixime is excreted in human milk

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