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Ceftor 200mg (Tablet)

Manufactured by: Sanofi Aventis (BD) Ltd.

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Ceftor is indicated for

  • Pharyngitis
  • Community-acquired pneumonia
  • Susceptible infections
  • Tonsillitis
  • Soft tissue infections
  • Respiratory tract infections
  • Acute Exacerbations of Chronic bronchitis

Precautions and warnings

**This medication should be used with caution during pregnancy and breastfeeding. It is not suitable for people who are allergic to penicillin. Avoid using it for a long time because it contains pivalate, which can lead to carnitine deficiency, especially in people with kidney problems or low muscle mass. It may also lower prothrombin activity, which is a concern for people with kidney or liver disease, poor nutrition, those on long-term antibiotics, or those taking blood thinners. Using this medicine for a long time can also cause antibiotic resistance or lead to other infections like C. difficile diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis.**

Side-effects

  • Diarrhoea
  • nausea
  • headache
  • abdominal pain
  • vaginal moniliasis
  • dyspepsia
  • vomiting
  • haematuria
  • increased urine white blood cells
  • decreased haematocrit
  • increased glucose
  • interstitial pneumonia
  • acute eosinophilic pneumonia
  • acute renal failure
  • arthralgia
  • thrombocytopenia
  • erythema multiforme. Pseudomembranous colitis symptoms may occur during or after antibiotic treatment. Potentially Fatal: Hypersensitivity
  • anaphylaxis
  • Stevens-Johnson syndrome
  • toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Drug Interactions

Taking cefditoren with antacids or H2-receptor blockers can lower how much of the drug is absorbed by your body. Probenecid can increase the amount of cefditoren in your blood and make it last longer. Cefditoren may also increase the effect of blood thinners like warfarin.

Contraindications

Do not use if you are allergic to cefditoren, other cephalosporin antibiotics, or milk proteins. Also, avoid if you have a carnitine deficiency.

Mode of actions

Cefditoren is an antibiotic from the third-generation cephalosporin group. It is used to treat infections caused by certain gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Cefditoren works by stopping bacteria from building their cell walls, which it does by attaching to specific proteins called penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs).

Dosage & Administration

Adult: PO Community-acquired pneumonia; Acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis 400 mg twice daily. Treatment duration: 10-14 days.

Pharyngitis; Tonsilitis; Uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections 200 mg twice daily for 10 days.

Renal impairment:
CrCl (ml/min)
30-49 Maximum: 200 mg bid

Pregnancy & Lactation

Although animal reproduction studies have shown an adverse effect even sometimes unable to demonstrate the risk on the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women, but during pregnancy, this medicine can be used just when definitely required.

Discuss with your doctors and tell them feedback about this medicine.

There is no specific information about whether this medicine is passed on to the baby through breast milk. Discuss with your doctor before breastfeeding.

Pack Size & Price

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