G-Fix 200 mg (Capsule)

Title

• G-Fix 200 mg Capsule

Categories

• Medicine
• Antibiotic
• Cephalosporin
• Pharmacology

Description

• Orally active cephalosporin antibiotic
• Marked in-vitro bactericidal activity
• Treatment of upper respiratory tract infections
• Treatment of lower respiratory tract infections
• Treatment of urinary tract infections
• Broad spectrum of gram positive and gram negative bacteria
• Interference in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall
• Complete the usual course of 7 days
• Increased prothrombin times in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy
• Generally well tolerated with mild and self limiting adverse reactions
• Caution in patients with known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics
• Storage below 30°C, protected from light & moisture

Dosage & Administration

• Usual adult dosage of 200-400 mg daily
• Recommended dosage for children of 8 mg/kg/day
• Dosage in renal impairment
• Dosage of 5 mg/kg body weight twice daily in typhoid

Pregnancy & Lactation

• Use during pregnancy only if clearly needed
• Caution when administered to a nursing woman

Precautions & Warnings

• Caution in patients with hypersensitivity to other drugs
• Partial cross-allergenicity between penicillins and cephalosporins
• Severe reactions in penicillin-sensitive patients
• Caution in patients with markedly impaired renal function
• Alteration of normal flora of the colon leading to antibiotic-associated diarrhoea

Side Effects

• Mild and self limiting gastrointestinal disturbances
• Pseudomembraneous colitis
• Central nervous system side effects like headache and dizziness
• Hypersensitivity reactions in the form of rash, pruritis, urticaria, drug fever, and arthralgia
• Hematological and clinical chemistry reactions like thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and eosinophilia
• Mild and reversible transient changes in liver and renal function tests
• Miscellaneous reactions including genital pruritis and vaginitis

Interaction

• Increases in prothrombin times in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Contraindications

• Known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics

Overdose Effects

• Gastric Lavage may be indicated
• No specific antidote exists
• Not removed in significant quantities from the circulation by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
• Adverse reactions in small numbers of healthy adult volunteers receiving single doses up to 2 g

Therapeutic Class

• Third generation Cephalosporins

Storage Conditions

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

Chemical Structure

• Molecular Formula: C16H15N5O7S2

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