Generic Name
LinezolidPacks Price
- Tab 600 mg: 12: 816.00: 960.00
- Inf 600 mg/300 ml: 1: 544.00: 640.00
Zyspan
Therapeutic Group
Other Anti-BacterialIndication 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
- None Known
Precautions
- None Known
Lactation
- Caution Advised, Avoid
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
Available Brands
Author
Shahid Arif