البلد: أستراليا
اللغة: الإنجليزية
المصدر: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Sodium fusidate
CSL Limited
Medicine Registered
FUCIDIN ® TABLETS (few-si-din) _Sodium fusidate 250 mg_ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET? This leaflet answers some common questions about Fucidin ® Tablets. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor and pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking Fucidin ® Tablets against the benefits the medicine is expected to have for you. IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING EITHER OF THESE MEDICINES, ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST. KEEP THIS LEAFLET. You may need to read it again. WHAT FUCIDIN ® TABLETS IS USED FOR Fucidin ® Tablets contain an antibiotic which kills certain bacteria which can cause serious illness. Fucidin ® Tablets are active against Staphylococci or "Staph", which can cause severe infections. Infection may occur in different parts of the body, for example, the lung, bone, blood, heart, joints, eyes, skin and wounds. This medicine may be used with other antibiotics to treat infections. Fucidin ® Tablets will not work against infections caused by viruses, such as cold or flu, and certain other bacteria. This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription. Your doctor may have prescribed Fucidin ® Tablets for another reason. Ask your doctor why Fucidin ® Tablets has been prescribed for you. There is no evidence that this medicine is addictive. BEFORE YOU TAKE FUCIDIN ® TABLETS _WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_ DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF YOU HAVE AN ALLERGY TO: • any medicine containing sodium fusidate or fusidic acid • any of the ingredients listed at the end of this leaflet (see PRODUCT DESCRIPTION). Some of the symptoms of an allergic reaction may include shortness of breath, wheezing or difficulty breathing; swelling of the face, lips, tongue or other parts of the body; rash, itching or hives on the skin. DO NOT TAKE THIS MEDICINE IF YOU ARE TAKING CERTAIN MEDICINES FOR CHOLESTEROL LOWERING CALLED STATINS OR HMG-COA RED اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة
1 FUCIDIN ® TABLETS (SODIUM FUSIDATE) AUST R 125822 SUSPENSION (FUSIDIC ACID) AUST R 12991 POWDER FOR INJECTION (SODIUM FUSIDATE) AUST R 49738 PRODUCT INFORMATION NAME OF THE MEDICINE Sodium fusidate is sodium (17Z)- 16β-acetoxy-3α, 11α-dihydroxyfusida-17(20), 24-dien-21-oate; C 31 H 47 NaO 6 ; a white or almost white crystalline powder, slightly hygroscopic, and freely soluble in water and alcohol. The CAS number is 751-94-0. Fusidic acid is (17Z)- 16β-acetoxy-3α, 11α-dihydroxyfusida-17(20), 24-dien-21-oic acid hemihydrate; C 31 H 48 O 6 ; a white crystalline powder. The CAS number is 6990-06-3. Both are antimicrobial substances produced by the growth of certain strains of _Fusidium coccineum_. Sodium fusidate and fusidic acid have the following structure: SODIUM FUSIDATE FUSIDIC ACID C 31 H 47 Na0 6 Mw 538.7 C 31 H 48 0 6 , ½ H 2 0 Mw 525.7 DESCRIPTION Fucidin ® Tablets are approximately 7.8x16.0mm white to off-white greyish marble film coated oval biconvex tablets without embossing. They contain sodium fusidate 250mg, lactose, magnesium stearate, silica, talc, crospovidone, cellulose, alpha-tocopherol, hypromellose and titanium dioxide. Fucidin ® Suspension contains fusidic acid 50mg/mL, glucose, saccharin, sodium phosphate, citric acid, potassium sorbate, banana flavour, methylcellulose and hydroxethylcellulose in an aqueous base. Fucidin ® Powder for Injection contains sodium fusidate 500mg as a white to off-white crystalline powder. The associated sterile buffer contains sodium phosphate – dibasic dihydrate, citric acid monohydrate, 2 disodium edetate and Water for Injections. PHARMACOLOGY Fusidic acid is an antibiotic derived from the fungus _Fusidium coccineum_. The mode of action is by inhibition of p اقرأ الوثيقة كاملة