Texit 400 mg (Capsule)

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Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefixime trihydrate
Company Apex pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Texit 200 mg capsule Texit 100 mg suspension Texit ds 200 mg suspension Texit junior 25 mg pediatric drop

Title & Category

  • Texit 400 mg Capsule
  • Medicine

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Name

Formulation

  • Capsule

Strength

  • 400 mg

Active Ingredient

  • Cefixime

Class

  • Third generation Cephalosporins

Indications

  • Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Urinary Tract Infections

Bactericidal Activity

  • Marked in-vitro bactericidal activity against a wide variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms

Microorganisms

  • Susceptible Microorganisms
  • Commonly occurring pathogens including Streptococcus pneumonia, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella species, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Enterobacter species

Mode of Action

  • Bactericidal against a broad spectrum of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
  • Interferes in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall

Absorption

  • About 40% to 50% whether administered with or without food

Dosage & Administration

  • Usual course of treatment is 7 days, can be continued for up to 14 days
  • Recommended adult dosage is 200-400 mg daily according to the severity of the infection
  • Elderly patients may be given the same dose as recommended for adults
  • Recommended dosage for children is 8 mg/kg/day administered as a single dose or in two divided doses
  • Recommended dose in typhoid for children is 5 mg/kg body weight twice daily for 10-14 days
  • Dosage in Renal Impairment

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics

Side Effects

  • Diarrhea
  • Stool changes
  • Nausea
  • Abdominal pain
  • Dyspepsia
  • Vomiting
  • Flatulence
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Allergies in the form of rash, pruritus, urticaria, drug fever, arthralgia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Leukopenia
  • Eosinophilia
  • Change in liver and renal function tests
  • Genital pruritus
  • Vaginitis

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • No adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women
  • Caution should be exercised when Cefixime is administered to a nursing woman

Precautions & Warnings

  • Given with caution to patients who have shown hypersensitivity to other drugs
  • Given with caution to penicillin-sensitive patients
  • Administered with caution in patients with markedly impaired renal function

Interaction

  • Increase in prothrombin time noted in a few patients
  • Care should be taken in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Overdose Effects

  • Gastric Lavage may be indicated
  • No specific antidote exists
  • Texit is not removed in significant quantities from the circulation by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis

Storage Conditions

  • Keep below 30°C temperature
  • Protected from light & moisture

Chemical Structure

  • Molecular Formula: C16H15N5O7S2

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