Xifim 100 mg/5 ml (Powder for Suspension)

50 ml bottle: ৳ 160.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefixime trihydrate
Company Bristol pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Xifim 200 mg capsule

Product Title

  • Xifim 100 mg/5 ml Suspension

Product Category

  • Medicine
  • Antibiotic

Indications

  • Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI)
  • Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Urinary Tract Infections

Mode of Action

  • Bactericidal activity against a wide variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms
  • Interferes in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall
  • Stable in the presence of Beta-lactamase enzyme

Dosage and Administration

  • Usual course of treatment is 7 days
  • Adult dosage: 200-400 mg daily
  • Children dosage: 8 mg/kg/day
  • Dosage in Renal Impairment: adjusted based on creatinine clearance

Interaction

  • Increases in prothrombin times noted in a few patients
  • Care should be taken in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy

Contraindications

  • Known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics

Side Effects

  • Gastrointestinal disturbances
  • Headache and dizziness
  • Hypersensitivity reactions
  • Hematological and clinical chemistry changes
  • Miscellaneous reactions

Pregnancy and Lactation

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

Precautions and Warnings

  • Given with caution to patients with known hypersensitivity to other drugs
  • Caution should be given to penicillin-sensitive patients
  • Use alters normal flora of colon and may permit overgrowth of clostridia

Overdose Effects

  • Gastric Lavage may be indicated
  • No specific antidote exists
  • Not removed in significant quantities by dialysis

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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