Cefatrizine
Therapeutic Group
Other Beta-Lactam, Cephalosporins & PenemsIndication Dosage
Infections Of The Respiratory Tract, Ent, Urinary Tract, Skin, Soft Tissue And Bones, Gynaecological And Obstetrical Infections, Gonorrhoea And Syphilis, Dental Procedures:
- Adults: 1 Gm Daily In Two Divided Doses.
- Children 4 Months - 2 Yrs: 125-250 Mg Daily;
- 3-6 Yr: 250-500 Mg Daily, In Two Divided Doses.
Content
- Cap / 250mg /500mg: Cefatrizine 250 mg /500mg.
- Susp 250mg: Per 5 ml: Cefatrizine 250mg
Pregnancy
No Evidence Of Harm
Stability
- Cephalosporin Antibiotics
Contra Indications
- Hepatic & Renal Impairment, Hypersensitivity
Precautions
- Hepatic & Renal Impairment, Hypersensitivity
Lactation
- Caution Advised
Side Effects
- Abdominal Discomfort
- Agranulocytosis
- Allergic Reactions
- Anaphylaxis
- Aplastic Anaemia
- Blood Disorders
- Confusion
- Disturbances In Liver Enzymes
- Dizziness
- Eosinophilia
- Haemolytic Anaemia
- Hallucinations
- Headache
- Hypertonia
- Leucopenia
- Nervousness
- Pruritus
- Rashes
- Fever And Arthralgia
- Sleep Disturbances
- Urticaria
- Gi Disturbances
- Rare: Stevens-johnson Syndrome
- Thrombocytopenia
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Transient Cholestatic Jaundice
- Transient Hepatitis