Duricef 500 mg / 5 ml powder for suspension preparation 60 ml

Tradename

Duricef

Composition

Each 5 ml of the finished suspension contains:

Cefadroxil 500 mg

Auxiliary components:

Sodium benzoate, polysorbitol 80, sucrose, orange flavor.

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 caused 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:

Set individually, taking into account the severity of the course and localization of the infection, the sensitivity of the pathogen.

Contraindications

Hypersensitivity to cephalosporins.

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

malnourished patients.

Side effects

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

From the digestive system: diarrhea, nausea, vomiting 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.

From the urinary system: impaired renal function, dysuria.