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Ritecef O 200 Tablet (Cefixime)

  • Each tablet contains Cefixime 100mg /200mg.
  • In the treatment of UTI, respiratory tract infections, biliary tract infections.
  • Cefixime is a semi-synthetic, oral third-generation cephalosporin, which has marked in vitro bactericidal activity against a wide variety of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Bactericidal action of cefixime results from inhibition of cell-wall synthesis.
  • 400 mg/day. This may be given as 200mg tablet every 12 hours.
  • Cefixime is contraindicated in patients with a known allergy to cefixime or other cephalosporins or any of the other components of the product.
  • Anaphylactic/anaphylactoid reactions (including shock and fatalities) have been reported with the use of cefixime. The dose should be adjusted in patients with renal impairment as well as those undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis.
  • There are no adequate and well-controlled studies in human pregnancy, lactation and infants. Efficacy and safety in infants aged less than 6 months have not been established.
  • Increased prothrombin time, with or without clinical bleeding, has been reported when cefixime is administered concomitantly with warfarin and anticoagulants. Drug monitoring may be of assistance in detecting alterations in carbamazepine plasma concentrations as elevated carbamazepine levels have been reported.
  • Most common adverse reactions are gastrointestinal such as diarrhea, nausea, loose stools, abdominal pain, dyspepsia, and vomiting.
  • Anti-Bacterials