Drug Name

Cefixime

Drug Uses

Cefixime is used to treat many dissimilar types of infections caused by bacteria. Cefixime may as well as be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.

How Taken

Take Cefixime as directed by your doctor.

• Take this medicine with a filled glass of water. Cefixime works best incase you take it with a meal or within 30 minutes of a meal.
• Swallow the pill whole. Breaking the pill may cause too much of the drug to be released at one time.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Cefixime.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Cefixime is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin (SEF a abridged spor in) antibiotics. It works by fighting bacteria in your body.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Cefixime, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Cefixime at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Keep Cefixime out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Cefixime if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Cefixime or to other cephalosporins (e.g., cephalexin);
• you will be having a live typhoid vaccine.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Cefixime may cause dizziness. This effect may be worse incase you take it with alcohol or confident medicines. Take Cefixime with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
• Cefixime only works against bacteria; it does not treat viral infections (eg, the ordinary cold).
• Be sure to take Cefixime for the filled course of treatment. Incase you do not, the medicine may not cloudless up your infection completely. The bacteria could as well as become less sensitive to this or other medicines. This could make the infection harder to treat in the expected.
• Long-term or repeated take of Cefixime may cause a subordinate infection. Tell your doctor incase signs of a subordinate infection occur.
• Contact your doctor fair away incase stomach pain or cramps, very bad diarrhea, or bloody stools occur. Do not treat diarrhea without earliest checking with your doctor.
• Cefixime may reduce the ability of your blood to clot. Avoid activities that may cause bruising or injury. Tell your doctor incase you possess unusual bleeding or bruising or not light, tarry, or bloody stools.
• Diabetes patients - Cefixime may cause the results of some tests for urine glucose to be incorrect. Ask your doctor before you change your diet or the dose of your diabetes medicine.
• Cefixime may interfere with confident lab tests. Be sure your doctor as well as lab personnel know you are using Cefixime.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Cefixime while you are pregnant. It is not known incase Cefixime is found in breast milk. Incase you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Cefixime, check with your doctor or pharmacist. Discuss any likely risks to your baby.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• diarrhea; gas; unconstrained stools; nausea; stomach pain or upset.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; unusual hoarseness); bloody stools; decreased urination; fever; red, swollen, blistered, or peeling skin; seizures; very bad diarrhea; very bad nausea or vomiting; very bad stomach pain or cramping; unusual bruising or bleeding; vaginal discharge or itching; pale spots in the mouth; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

More Information

Cefixime is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.