BACTRIM sugar-free banana flavour syrup

देश: ऑस्ट्रेलिया

भाषा: अंग्रेज़ी

स्रोत: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

सक्रिय संघटक:

sulfamethoxazole,trimethoprim

थमां उपलब्ध:

Roche Products Pty Ltd

INN (इंटरनेशनल नाम):

Sulfamethoxazole,Trimethoprim

प्राधिकरण का दर्जा:

Registered

सूचना पत्रक

BACTRIM
® DS TABLETS
AND BACTRIM
® ORAL
SUSPENSION
_PRONOUNCED BACK-TRIM_
_contains the active ingredients sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim_
CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
This leaflet answers some common
questions about BACTRIM DS
tablets and BACTRIM oral
suspension (mixture is another name
that can be used instead of oral
suspension). It does not contain all
the available information.
It does not take the place of talking to
your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has weighed
the risks of you taking BACTRIM
against the benefits they expect it
will have for you.
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT
TAKING THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST.
KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE.
You may need to read it again.
WHAT BACTRIM IS
USED FOR
BACTRIM contains the active
ingredients sulfamethoxazole and
trimethoprim, also known as co-
trimoxazole.
BACTRIM is used to treat bacterial
infections in different parts of the
body.
BACTRIM belongs to a group of
medicines called antibiotics. There
are many different types of
medicines used to treat bacterial
infections. Sulfamethoxazole in
BACTRIM belongs to a group of
medicines known as sulfonamides.
Trimethoprim belongs to a group of
medicines known as the
benzylpyrimidines.
BACTRIM works by stopping the
growth of the bacteria causing the
infection.
BACTRIM does not work against
infections caused by viruses, such as
colds and flu.
BACTRIM has been prescribed for
your current infection. Another
infection later on may require a
different medicine.
Your doctor may have prescribed
BACTRIM for another purpose.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS WHY BACTRIM HAS BEEN
PRESCRIBED FOR YOU.
This medicine is available only with
a doctor's prescription.
BEFORE YOU TAKE
BACTRIM
_WHEN YOU MUST NOT TAKE IT_
DO NOT TAKE BACTRIM IF:
•
YOU HAVE HAD AN ALLERGIC
REACTION TO SULFAMETHOXAZOLE,
TRIMETHOPRIM, ANY OTHER
SULFONAMIDE, OR ANY OF THE
INGREDIENTS LISTED AT THE END OF
THIS LEAFLET.
Some of the symptoms of an
allergic re

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AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT INFORMATION
BACTRIM
® (SULFAMETHOXAZOLE/TRIMETHOPRIM)
Bactrim 180911
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1.
NAME OF THE MEDICINE
Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
2.
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Bactrim DS tablets contain 800mg sulfamethoxazole and 160mg
trimethoprim.
Bactrim oral suspension contains 200mg sulfamethoxazole and 40mg
trimethoprim per 5mL
Excipients with known effect
Bactrim oral suspension contains sorbitol 63% w/v
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1 List of excipients.
3.
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Bactrim DS tablets are white to almost white, oblong, with a breakline
on one side and
"ROCHE 800 + 160" on the other side.
Bactrim oral suspension is light beige in colour with a banana flavor.
4.
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Upper and lower respiratory tract infections; renal and urinary tract
infections; genital tract
infections; gastrointestinal tract infections; skin and wound
infections; septicaemias and other
infections caused by sensitive organisms.
4.2
DOSE AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
DOSAGE
In acute infections Bactrim (in any form) should be given for at least
five days or until the
patient has been symptom-free for two days.
Adults and children over 12 years of age
_Standard dosage. _
One Bactrim DS (double strength) tablet morning and evening after
meals.
Minimum dosage: half a Bactrim DS (double strength) tablet twice daily
(see below).
Maximum dosage (for particularly severe infections): One and a half
Bactrim DS (double
strength) tablets twice daily.
The recommended dose for patients with documented Pneumocystis
jirovecii pneumonitis is
20 mg/kg trimethoprim and 100 mg/kg sulfamethoxazole/24 hours given in
equally divided
doses every six hours for 14 days.
SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Paediatric populations’
Children under 12 years (see section 4.3 Contraindications):
Under 2 years
2.5 mL of syrup twice daily
2-5 years
2.5-5.0 mL of syrup twice daily
6-12 years
5.0-10.0 mL of syrup twice daily
Bactrim 180911
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Adjustment of this dose can be made in the case of children whose