Description
Cefixime is used to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. It belongs to the class of medicines known as cephalosporin antibiotics. It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth. However, this medicine will not work for colds, flu, or other virus infections.
Cefixime is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Cefixime is available in the following dosage forms:
Tablets: Cefixime tablets 200mg; Cefixime tablets 400mg;
Capsule: Cefixime Capsules 200mg; Cefixime capsules 400mg;
Powder for Suspension: Cefixime Oral Suspension 100mg/5ml.
Before Using
In deciding to use a medicine, the risks of taking the medicine must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your doctor will make. For this medicine, the following should be considered:
Allergies
Tell your doctor if you have ever had any unusual or allergic reaction to cefixime or any other medicines. Also tell your health care professional if you have any other types of allergies, such as to foods, dyes, preservatives, or animals. For non-prescription products, read the label or package ingredients carefully.
Pediatric
Appropriate studies performed to date have not demonstrated pediatric-specific problems that would limit the usefulness of cefixime in children. However, safety and efficacy have not been established in children younger than 6 months of age.
Geriatric
Although appropriate studies on the relationship of age to the effects of cefixime have not been performed in the geriatric population, no geriatric-specific problems have been documented to date.
Drug Interactions
Although certain medicines should not be used together at all, in other cases two different medicines may be used together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking cefixime tablets, it is especially important that your healthcare professional know if you are taking any of the medicines.
Proper Use
Take cefixime tablets only as directed by your doctor. Do not take more of it, do not take it more often, and do not take it for a longer time than your doctor ordered.
Swallow the tablet whole. Do not cut, break, or chew it.
You may split or cut the tablet in half. The chewable tablet should be crushed or chewed before swallowing.
Keep using cefixime tablet for the full treatment time, even if you feel better after the first few doses. Your infection may not clear up if you stop using the medicine too soon.
