The medicine "Ceforal Solutab", its analogues (medicines "Supraks", "Iksim Lupine", "Pantsef") belong to the category of antibacterial agents. The active substance is cefixime.
The medicine "Cephoral Solutab" is a synthetic agent of the third generation cephalosporin series. The tool has a bactericidal effect associated with inhibition of the synthesis of microbial cell wall. The drug is resistant to beta-lactamases (antibiotic-destroying compounds that are produced by gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria).
The maximum effectiveness of the drug is noted three or four hours after administration. Eating does not significantly affect the level of absorption of the drug.
The drug "Ceforal Solutab" instruction recommends for infectious lesions of the ENT organs and respiratory tract, acute or chronic urinary tract infections. The drug is prescribed for uncomplicated gonorrhea and other pathologies of an infectious and inflammatory nature caused by bacteria that are sensitive to the medication.
Patients from the age of twelve years of age are prescribed four hundred milligrams once or twice.
The tablet can be swallowed whole or dissolved in water (the solution should be drunk immediately after preparation).
The duration of treatment with Ceforal Solutab is recommended by the instruction in accordance with the nature of the disease. As a rule, after eliminating all the symptoms of infection, experts recommend that you continue taking it for another two to four days.
To prevent unwanted manifestations, the duration of therapy for lesions of the upper respiratory system or urinary tract is set no more than five or ten days, for infections of the lower respiratory tract - ten or fourteen days. Inflammation of the middle ear is eliminated within 10-14 days.
For pathologies that are provoked by beta-hemolytic streptococcus A-groups, the drug recommends taking at least ten days to prevent the development of late complications in the form of glomerulonephritis or articular rheumatism in the acute stage.
With uncomplicated gonorrhea, a medicine is prescribed once in a dose of four hundred milligrams.
Treatment of uncomplicated lesions of the lower urinary tract in women lasts 1-3 days.
The medicine "Ceforal Solutab" the instruction does not recommend taking patients with porphyria, a predisposition to allergies (history), bronchial asthma. The drug is contraindicated in case of individual hypersensitivity to the components.
When using the medication, side effects are likely to develop. The drug may cause transient leukopenia, eosinophilia, pancytopenia, agranulocytosis, or thrombocytopenia. Very rarely, in practice, there have been cases of disorders of the coagulation function.
Allergic reactions in the form of itching or urticaria are rarely observed. Single side effects include Lyell syndrome (the drug must be canceled in this case). Other manifestations of allergies may be associated with the development of hypersensitivity to the drug.
In some cases, taking the medicine “Ceforal Solutab” may cause dizziness, abdominal pain, pseudomembranous colitis, vaginitis, genital itching, cholestatic jaundice or hepatitis.
It should be noted that practice shows: the drug is well tolerated by patients. The medicine "Ceforal solutab" (reviews of doctors at the same time are ambiguous) can be used during pregnancy. The appointment and monitoring of the patient's condition should be carried out by the doctor. If necessary, take the medicine "Ceforal Solutab" during lactation, feeding is stopped.
Before using the product, consult a specialist.