Novacef
NOVACEF 200 DT
Cefixime Dispersible Tablets
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Combination
Each uncoated dispersible tablet contains:
Cefixime Trihydrate USP equivalent to anhydrous Cefixime : 200 mg.
Excipients : Q.S.
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INDICATIONS & USAGE
Otitis Media, Pharyngitis, Tonsillitis, Acute Bronchitis, Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis, UTI -
CONTRA INDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to cepholosporin -
ADVERSE REACTIONS
Hypersensitivity, pseudomembranous colitis.
OTHERS: Diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, headache, dizziness, genital pruritus, vaginitis, mild and reversible leucopoenia, thrombocytopenia. and eosinophilia. Mild elevations of serum armylase.
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DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION
Adults: 200-400 mg/day as a single dose or in 2 divided doses.
Children: 8mg/kg/day as a single dose or in 2 divided doses.
Children under 6 months: Not recommended.
Treatment continued for 48 hours after disappearance of symptoms.
Some dose reduction in renal impairment.
Uncomplicated Gonorrhea : 400mg single dose. -
PRECAUTIONS
History of allergy to penicillin, pregnancy and lactation, severe renal failure, gastrointestinal disease especially colitis.