Cefuroxime Orion Pharma
Cefuroxime Orion Pharma is an antibiotic used for adults and children that kills bacteria causing infections.
Form
injektio/infuusiokuiva-aine liuosta/suspensiota varten
Strength
750 mg
Active Ingredient
Cefuroxime sodium
Manufacturer
Orion Corporation
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor or nurse will decide your dose based on the infection and your age. For adults, it's usually 750 mg – 1.5 g per day, divided into 2-4 doses. For children, it's 30–100 mg per kg per day, divided into several doses.
Method
This medicine is usually given as a drip into a vein (infusion) or as an injection into a vein or muscle.
Important
The maximum daily dose for adults is 6 g.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Pain, swelling, and redness at the injection site.
- •Changes in blood test results (e.g., increased liver enzymes, changes in white or red blood cell counts).
RARE
- •Skin rash, itchy raised rash (hives).
- •Diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain.
- •Fungal infections, like oral thrush.
- •Severe diarrhea, sometimes with blood or mucus, and stomach pain (pseudomembranous colitis).
- •Fever.
- •Other changes in blood tests (e.g., low white blood cells, increased bilirubin, low platelets, increased kidney function markers).
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to cephalosporin antibiotics or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not use if you have had a severe skin rash, skin peeling, blisters, or mouth sores after using this or another cephalosporin antibiotic.
- Do not use if you have had a severe allergic reaction to another type of penicillin-like antibiotic.
- Contact a doctor immediately if you develop a severe allergic reaction (e.g., rash, swelling, difficulty breathing) or a severe skin reaction (e.g., blisters, peeling skin, fever).
- Tell your doctor or the person taking samples if you are having blood or urine tests, as this medicine can affect the results.
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- This medicine can make birth control pills less effective. Use extra protection if you are taking birth control pills.