Страна: Велика Британія
мова: англійська
Джерело: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)
Cefalexin
IVAX Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd
J01DB01
Cefalexin
250mg
Oral tablet
Oral
No Controlled Drug Status
Valid as a prescribable product
BNF: 05010201
taken or might take any other medicines, even those not prescribed, particularly: • Uricosuric drugs (medicines used to treat gout and other conditions which require lowering of blood uric acid levels, e.g. probenecid). • Diuretics (medicines which reduce water retention by increasing the volume of urine, e.g. furosemide, ethacrynic acid) • Anticoagulants (medicines that prevent the clotting of blood, e.g. warfarin) • Any other antibiotics (eg. aminoglycosides, polymyxin, colistin) • If you are taking metformin (a medicine used to treat diabetes) • Drugs used to treat leukaemia. PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before taking this medicine. DRIVING AND USING MACHINES There are no effects on ability to drive or to operate machinery. CEFALEXIN TABLETS CONTAINS LACTOSE If you have been told by your doctor you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicine. Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure. Each dose should be swallowed with a drink of water. Try to space the doses as evenly as possible throughout the day. For example, if you have been told to take Cefalexin Tablets three times a day in 8 hour intervals, then: • Take your first dose when you wake up, e.g.7.00 am • Take your next dose mid-afternoon, e.g. 3.00 pm • Take your last dose just before you go to bed, e.g. 11.00 pm. If you have been told to take your medicine four times a day in approximately 6 hour intervals, then: • Take your first dose when you wake up, e.g. 6.00 am • Take your second dose around noon, e.g. 12.00 pm • Take your third dose early evening, e.g. 6.00 pm • Take your last dose when you go to bed, e.g. 11.00 pm. DOSAGE INSTRUCTIONS Your doctor will tell you how much to take and how often. Do not take more than the dose your doctor has recommended. The nam Прочитайте повний документ
SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS 1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT Cefalexin 250mg Tablets; Tenkorex Tablets 250mg 2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION Each tablet contains Cefalexin BP equivalent to 250 mg anhydrous cefalexin. For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1. 3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM Film-coated tablets. Round, biconvex, white to yellowish. Scored on one side, with “CX” above the score and “250” below the score. Odour - slightly peppermint to characteristic of the active ingredient. 4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS 4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS Cefalexin is indicated for the treatment of respiratory tract infections (R.T.I's), urinary tract infections (U.T.I's), skin and soft tissue infections, otitis media and other infections due to sensitive organisms. 4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION Posology _Adults _ The dosage is 1-4 g daily in divided doses. Most infections will respond to 500 mg every 8 hours. For skin and soft tissue infections, streptococcal pharyngitis and mild uncomplicated U.T.I's, the usual dosage is 250 mg every 6 hours or 500 mg every 12 hours. For more severe infections or those caused by less susceptible organisms, larger doses may be needed. _Older people _ The dosage is as for adults. The dosage should be reduced if renal function is markedly impaired. _Paediatric population and adolescents _ The usual recommended daily dosage for children is 25-50 mg/kg in divided doses. For skin and soft tissue infections, streptococcal pharyngitis and mild, uncomplicated urinary tract infections, the total daily dose may be divided and administered every 12 hours. For most infections the following schedule is suggested: children under 5 years: 125 mg every 8 hours children 5 years and over: 250 mg every 8 hours In severe infections the dosage may be doubled. In the therapy of otitis media, clinical studies have shown that a dosage of 75-100mg/kg/day in 4 divided doses is required. In the treatment of beta-haemolytic streptococcal infections, a therapeutic dose should be administer Прочитайте повний документ