Barizold
Generic Name
Linezolid
Packs Price
- Inj 200 mg/100 ml(076478): 273.89: 322.22
- Inj 400 mg/200ml: 1 vial: 413.42: 486.38
- Inj 600 mg/300ml: 1 vial: 539.24: 634.40
- Susp 100 mg/5 ml(076343): 60 ml: 304.90: 358.71
- Tab 400 mg: 12: 662.75: 779.
- Tab 600 mg: 12: 961.20: 1130.82
Company
Barrett Hodgson
Therapeutic Group
Other Anti-Bacterial
Indication Dosage
Pneumonia (when Other Antibacterials Cannot Be Used), Complicated Skin, And Soft-tissue Infections Caused By Gram-positive Bacteria, When Other Antibacterials Cannot Be Used:
Oral:
- Adult & Children Above 12 Yrs: 600 Mg Every 12 Hours Usually For 10-14 Days; Maximum Duration Of Treatment 28 Days;
- Children Birth-11 Yr: 10 Mg/kg Every 8 Hr For 10-14 Days
By IV Infusion:
- Adult: 600 Mg Every 12 Hours
Lower Respiratory Infection:
Oral:
- Adults & Children Above 12 Yr: 600 Mg Every 12 Hr For 10-14 Days
- Children Birth-11 Yr: 10 Mg/kg Orally Every 8 Hr.
Content
- Tab 400mg /600mg: Linezolid 400mg /600mg. Inf Per ml: Linezolid 2mg, 100 ml (200mg), 200 ml (400mg), 300 ml (600mg).
- Susp 100mg: Per 5 ml: Linezolid 100mg.
Pregnancy
Caution Advised, Use Only If Potential Benefit Outweighs Risk
Stability
- Antibiotic: Oxazolidinone
Contra Indications
Precautions
Lactation
Side Effects
- Abdominal Pain
- Diarrhoea
- Eosinophilia
- Headache
- Nausea
- Taste Disturbances
- Vomiting
- Blurred Vision
- Constipation
- Diaphoresis
- Dizziness
- Dry Mouth
- Dyspepsia
- Electrolyte Disturbances
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gastritis
- Glossitis
- Hypertension
- Hypoaesthesia
- Insomnia
- Leucopenia
- Pancreatitis
- Paraesthesia
- Polyuria
- Pruritus
- Rash
- Stomatitis
- Thirst
- Thrombocytopenia
- Tinnitus
- Tongue & Tooth Discoloration
- Anaemia
- Antibiotic-associated Colitis
- Convulsions
- Hyponatraemia
- Lactic Acidosis
- Optic Neuropathy (on Prolonged Therapy)
- Pancytopenia
- Peripheral Neuropathy (on Prolonged Therapy)
- Stevens-johnson Syndrome
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis.
- Rare: Renal Failure
- Tachycardia
- Transient Ischaemic Attacks
