• Uncomplicated UTIs
  • Otitis media
  • Pharyngitis & tonsillitis
  • Acute bronchitis and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
  • Uncomplicated gonorrhea

Dose:

  • Adults & children >10 years:
    • 1 tab BD *7-14 days
  • Tablet:
    • 200mg/125mg
  • Taken without regards to meals

Cefixime: 3rd generation cephalosporin with broad-spectrum gram-negative activity. Inhibits cell-wall synthesis by binding to 1 or more penicillin-binding proteins thus bactericidal.

Clavulanic acid: Contains a beta-lactam ring that binds to the beta-lactamase active site and inactivates the enzyme, thereby enhancing the antibacterial effect of beta-lactam antibiotics

Generally well-tolerated

  • Diarrhoea
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Hypersensitivity to class or components
  • Warfarin and anticoagulants

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Category B; weigh risk vs benefit
Breastfeeding Weigh risk vs benefit
Schedule Not controlled

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BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Gramocef CV 200mg/125mg Tablet 10’s Micro Labs Micro Labs