Pefla 400mg (Tablet)
Manufactured by: Sonear Laboratories Ltd.
Pefloxacin Similar medicine
Pefla is indicated for
- Susceptible infections
- Gonococcal urethritis
- Acute uncomplicated cystitis
Precautions and warnings
People with central nervous system (CNS) disorders, liver problems, or kidney issues should use caution. Stay out of the sun, as this medication can cause serious sunburn.
Side-effects
- Nausea
- vomiting
- gastric pain
- dizziness
- insomnia
- allergic skin reactions
- thrombocytopaenia
- leukopenia/neutropenia
- photosensitisation
- arthropathy
- muscular pain
- headache
- delusions
- depression
- hallucinations
- hepatic dysfunction.
Drug Interactions
Some medicines reduce absorption, including antacids, didanosine (DDI), iron and zinc supplements, pirenzepine, sucralfate, and vincristine. Other drugs, such as cimetidine, probenecid, and theophylline, can increase its levels in the body. This medicine can also raise the amount of cyclosporine in the blood. There is a risk of seizures if taken with foscarnet, NSAIDs, or piroxicam. It can cause low blood sugar when used with glimepiride. Finally, it works against (is antagonistic to) quercetin.
Mode of actions
Pefloxacin is a type of fluoroquinolone antibiotic that kills bacteria by blocking the actions of enzymes called DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, which bacteria need to reproduce their DNA and grow.
Dosage & Administration
Adult: PO Susceptible infections 400 mg twice daily. Acute uncomplicated cystitis in women; Gonococcal urethritis in men Single dose of 800 mg.
Pregnancy & Lactation
FDA has not yet classified this medicine into a specified pregnancy category. Although there is no enough evidence that taking this medicine during you are pregnant is harmful.
Discuss with your doctor if you are trying to get pregnant while taking this medicine too.
If you do become pregnant while you are taking this medicine, you should continue to take it and contact with your doctors as quickly as possible. They can assist you to decide whether or not to keep taking this medicine. If you abandon taking this medicine and become sick, this would be more pernicious to your child than staying on the medication.
There is no specific information about whether this medicine is passed on to the baby through breast milk. During this medication, if your baby becomes very sleepy, restless, fatigued, exhibit feeding problems, stop breastfeeding and talk to your doctors very quickly.
Pack Size & Price
20's pack Price : ৳307.6
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