brand name : AXILENT 500MG TABLET

Generic name : Cefuroxime

Basic Info

Use of Drug

Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Urinary Tract Infections

Skin and Skin-Structure Infections

Meningitis

Bone and Joint Infections

Category Of Drug

Cephalosporin antibiotics

Side Effects

Local Reactions:  Thrombophlebitis(Inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms.)

Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea

Hypersensitivity Reactions :Rash , Pruritus ,Urticaria Anaphylaxis, Drug fever , Erythema multiforme ,Interstitial nephritis, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Blood: Decrease in hemoglobin and hematocrit, Neutropenia
Leukopenia

Hepatic: Rise in SGOT and SGPT

Kidney: Elevations in serum creatinine and/or blood urea nitrogen

Drug Dose Information

By mouth :
250 mg twice daily in most infections including mild to moderate lower respiratory-tract infections (e.g. bronchitis)
child over 3 months, 125 mg twice daily, if necessary doubled in child over 2 years with otitis media

By intramuscular injection or intravenous injection or infusion:
750 mg every 6–8 hours; 1.5 g every 6–8 hours in severe infections; single doses over 750 mg intravenous route only;
child usual dose 60 mg/kg daily (range 30–100 mg/kg daily) in 3–4 divided doses (2–3 divided doses in neonates)

Gonorrhoea, 1.5 g as a single dose by intramuscular injection (divided between 2 sites)

Surgical prophylaxis, 1.5 g by intravenous injection at induction; up to 3 further doses of 750 mg may be given by intramuscular or intravenous injection every 8 hours for high-risk procedures.

Meningitis, 3 g intravenously every 8 hours; child, 200–240 mg/kg daily (in 3–4 divided doses) reduced to 100 mg/kg daily after 3 days or on clinical improvement.

Precautions

History of colitis.
Severe renal impairment
Pregnancy
Lactation
Hypersensitivity to penicillins

Brand Information

Brand Name	AXILENT 500MG TABLET
Contains	Cefuroxime 500 mg
Manufacturer Name	Stadchem of india

Brand Specifications
	Unit	Quantity	Price	Type
1	100 mg/25 mg	10	42.0000	Tablet
2	25 mg/12.5 mg	10	28.0000	Tablet
3	50 mg/12.5 mg	10	45.2500	Tablet

How To Take

The tablet may be taken with or without food, and the liquid must be taken with food.

Storage

Store the tablets at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture.Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children

Angina : Definition: Angina is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when an area of the heart is deprived of oxygen. It is typically described as a crushing or squeezing sensation in the chest and may radiate to the jaw, shoulders, arm or back. It is usually a symptom of underlying heart disease, such as coronary artery disease. Angina can be classified into two i.e Stable Angina and Unstable Angina Stable Angina - Usually results from atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries. Acute attacks of stable angina should be managed with (1) Nitrates - Glyceryl trinitrate, Isosorbide dinitrate (2) Antiplatelet drugs - Aspirin (3) Calcium-channel blockers - Verapamil , Diltiazem,Nifedipine, nicardipine, amlodipine, and felodipine (4) Other antianginal drugs - Nicorandil and Ivabradine Unstable Angina - usually due to plaque rupture and may occur either in patients with a history of stable angina or in those with previously silent coronary artery disease. Unstable angina (UA) (also "c

Myocardial infarction : .

Hypertension : .

Interactions

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