Duricef 1 g 8 tablets

Tradename

Duricef

Composition

Each tablet contains:

Cefadroxil 1 g

Auxiliary components:

Magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose.

Properties

Cephalosporin antibiotic of the 1st generation with a broad spectrum of action for oral administration. Has a bactericidal effect.

Active against gram-positive bacteria: Staphylococcus spp. (strains producing and not producing penicillinase), Streptococcus spp. (including Streptococcus pneumoniae), Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bacillus anthracis; gram-negative bacteria: Shigella spp., Salmonella spp., Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., some strains of Proteus spp.

Indications

Infectious and inflammatory diseases cause by microorganisms sensitive to cefadroxil,

including: diseases of the urinary tract, upper and lower respiratory tract, skin, soft tissues, bones.

Method of administration and dosage:

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to cephalosporins.

The drug should be used with caution in newborns and premature babies, with chronic renal failure, bleeding and gastrointestinal diseases (including a history of NUC), durin pregnancy and lactation, in debilitated and malnourished patients.

Precautions:

Side effects

Allergic reactions: chills, rash, itching, urticaria, rarely — exudative erythema multiforme, bronchospasm, malignant exudative erythema (Stevens-Johnson syndrome), anaphylactic shock.

From the digestive system: diarrhea, nausea, vomitinq or constipation, flatulence, abdominal

cramps and pain, ulceration of the oral mucosa, oral candidiasis, glossitis, pseudomembranous enterocolitis, liver dysfunction (increased activity of AST, ALT, ALP, LDH, bilirubin), cholestasis.