Linexil 600 mg (Tablet)

Unit Price: ৳ 85.00 (1 x 10: ৳ 850.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 850.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Linezolid
Company Opsonin pharma ltd
Also available as
Linexil 100 mg suspension Linexil 2 mg injection Linexil 400 mg tablet

Title

  • Linexil Tablets
  • Linezolid IV Infusion

Categories

  • Antibacterial Agent
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Macrolides

Description

  • Synthetic Antibacterial Agent
  • Inhibits Bacterial Protein Synthesis
  • Treatment for Nosocomial Pneumonia
  • Community-acquired Pneumonia
  • Skin and Skin Structure Infections

Indication

  • Treatment of Nosocomial pneumonia
  • Community-acquired pneumonia
  • Complicated skin and skin structure infection
  • Uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections
  • Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infections

Pharmacology

  • In vitro activity against Gram positive and certain Gram negative bacteria
  • Bacteriostatic against enterococci and staphylococci
  • Bactericidal for the majority of streptococci strains

Dosage and administration

  • Oral and IV Administration
  • Dosage varies for different infections
  • Recommend daily dosage described in a table
  • No adjustment needed when switching from IV to oral administration

Interaction

  • Potential interaction with adrenergic and serotonergic agents
  • Avoid large quantities of foods with high tyramine content

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to Linezolid or any components
  • Contraindicated with monoamine oxidase inhibitors
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Patients taking sympathomimetic agents, vasopressive agents, dopaminergic agents

Side effects

  • Mild to moderate adverse events
  • Common adverse events include diarrhea, headache, and nausea

Pregnancy and lactation

  • Use during pregnancy if benefits outweigh risks
  • Consideration needed for breastfeeding mothers

Precautions and warnings

  • Monitoring of complete blood counts recommended
  • Ophthalmic evaluation if symptoms of visual impairment occur
  • Not for catheter-related bloodstream infections
  • Caution in patients with recurrent nausea, vomiting or unexplained acidosis

Overdose effects

  • No reported cases of overdose
  • Symptomatic and supportive care advised

Reconstitution

  • Oral suspension reconstitution instructions
  • Shake well before each use
  • Storage conditions for reconstituted suspension

Storage conditions

  • Store at room temperature away from light and moisture

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