País: Austrália
Língua: inglês
Origem: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Cefaclor monohydrate
Ranbaxy Australia Pty Ltd
Medicine Registered
CEFACLOR GH Tabs CMI V3 June 2013 1 CEFACLOR GH CEFACLOR MODIFIED RELEASE TABLETS CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION _ _ _WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET _ This leaflet answers some common questions about CEFACLOR GH. It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor and pharmacist. This leaflet was last updated on the date at the end of this leaflet. More recent information may be available. The latest Consumer Medicine Information is available from https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ and may contain important information about the medicine and its use of which you should be aware. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking CEFACLOR GH against the benefits it is expected to 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. CEFACLOR GH tablets contain cefaclor monohydrate as the active ingredient. _ _ _WHAT CEFACLOR GH IS _ _USED FOR _ _ _ CEFACLOR GH is an antibiotic used to treat infections in different parts of the body caused by bacteria, including infections of the: • ears, nose, throat and tonsils (upper respiratory tract) • chest and lungs (lower respiratory tract) • bladder and kidneys (lower urinary tract) • skin CEFACLOR GH will not work against infections caused by viruses such as colds or the flu. CEFACLOR GH belongs to a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins, which are closely related to penicillins. CEFACLOR GH works by killing the bacteria causing your infection or by stopping its growth. Your doctor may have prescribed CEFACLO Leia o documento completo
CEFACLOR GH Tabs PI V3 Jun 2013 Page 1 of 8 PRODUCT INFORMATION CEFACLOR GH NAME OF THE MEDICINE Cefaclor monohydrate Structural formula: H 2 N H O N H N S O Cl HO O H 2 O . H H Molecular formula: C 15 H 14 CIN 3 O 4 S.H 2 O Chemical name: 3-chloro-7-D-(2-phenylglycinamido)-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acid monohydrate CAS number: 70356-03-5 DESCRIPTION Cefaclor monohydrate is a white to off-white crystalline powder, slightly soluble in water, but is insoluble in alcohol and chloroform. CEFACLOR GH tablets contain 375 mg cefaclor as cefaclor monohydrate, hypromellose, hydroxypropylcellulose, lactose, colloidal anhydrous silica, magnesium stearate, and purified talc. The film coating materials are hypromellose, titanium dioxide, Macrogol 400 and indigo carmine CI73015. The printing ink contains purified water, iron oxide black, propylene glycol, hypromellose and isopropyl alcohol. _ _ _ _ PHARMACOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY _In vitro_ tests demonstrate that the bactericidal action of the cephalosporins results from inhibition of cell wall synthesis. Cefaclor is stable in the presence of bacterial β-lactamases; consequently, β-lactamase producing organisms resistant to penicillins and some cephalosporins may be susceptible to cefaclor. Cefaclor may have useful activity against the following organisms _in vitro_ and in clinical infections. _Gram-positive organisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Streptococcus _ _pneumoniae and Streptococcus pyrogenes _(group A Streptococci). Note that cefaclor is not active against methicillin resistant Staphylococci. _Gram-negative organisms: Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis, _ _Escherichia coli. Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pr Leia o documento completo