Cefixime

Cefixime200mgtablets Whenusedincertaintypesofbacterialinfections Cefixime(Keffixeem)isamedicinewhichisused incertaintypesofbacterialinfections. Yourmedicine Cefiximeisusedtotreatcertaintypesofbacterial infections.Itworksbykillingcertaintypesof bacteria. OtherinformationaboutCefixime: thismedicineisusuallyusedforbetween7 and14days Donotshareyourmedicinewithotherpeople.It maynotbesuitableforthemandmayharmthem. Thepharmacylabelonyourmedicinetellsyouhow muchmedicineyoushouldtake.Italsotellsyou howoftenyoushouldtakeyourmedicine.Thisis thedosethatyouandyourprescriberhaveagreed youshouldtake.Youshouldnotchangethedoseof yourmedicineunlessyouaretoldtodosobyyour prescriber. Ifyoufeelthatthemedicineismakingyouunwellor youdonotthinkitisworking,thentalktoyour prescriber. Whentotakeyourmedicine Somemedicinesworkbestiftheyaretakenata specifictimeofday.Gettingthemostbenefitfrom yourmedicinecanalsobeaffectedbywhatyoueat, whenyoueatandthetimesatwhichyoutakeother medicines. SpecificinformationonwhentotakeCefiximecan befoundinthePatientInformationLeafletthat comeswiththismedicineoronthemedicinelabel. Youcanalsoaskyourdoctororpharmacistfor informationaboutwhentotakeyourmedicine. Howtotakeyourmedicine Somemedicineshavespecificinstructionsabout howtotakethem.Thisisbecausetheyworkbetter whentakencorrectly.Theseinstructionscaninclude gettingtherightdoseandspecialinstructionsfor preparingthemedicine. SpecificinformationonhowtotakeCefiximecanbe foundinthePatientInformationLeafletthatcomes withthismedicineoronthemedicinelabel. Alternatively,youcanrequestinformationabouthow totakeyourmedicinefromyourdoctoror pharmacist. Ifyouarehavingproblemstakingthisformof Cefixime,youshouldtalktoyourprescriberor pharmacist.Theymaybeabletogiveyouadviceon otherwaystotakeyourmedicineorother preparationsthatareeasierforyoutotake. Providedbywww.medicines.org.uk/guides Takingtoomuchofyourmedicine Takingextradosesofsomemedicinescanbe harmful.Insomecasesevenoneextradosecan causeyouproblems.Ifyoutakeextradosesofyour medicine,youmustgetmedicaladviceimmediately. Youmayneedatesttoassesstheeffectoftaking extradoses.Thisisbecausetheeffectsoftaking toomuchmedicineareverycomplexsoitisvery importantthatyouseekmedicaladvice. Contactyourprescriber,pharmacist,specialistclinic orNHSDirecton08454647foradvice. Makesureyoutakeallofyourmedicinecontainers withyouifyouareadvisedtogotohospital. Stoppingyourmedicine Ifyouarenothavinganyproblemswiththis medicine,donotstoptakingitunlessyouhave completedthecourseoryouareadvisedtostop takingitbyyourprescriber. Ifyouareinanydoubt,contactyourprescriber, pharmacist,specialistclinicorNHSDirecton0845 4647. Lookingafteryourmedicine Theinstructionsonhowyoushouldkeepyour medicineareonthepharmacylabel.Itisagood ideatokeepyourmedicineintheoriginalcontainer. Thiswillhelptokeepyourmedicineinthebest conditionandalsoallowyoutocheckthe instructions.Donottakethemedicineifthe packagingappearstohavebeentamperedwithorif themedicineshowsanysignsofdamage.Make surethatthemedicineisoutofthesightandreach ofchildren. SpecificinformationonhowtolookafterCefixime canbefoundinthePatientInformationLeafletthat comeswiththismedicineoronthemedicinelabel. Alternatively,youcanrequestinformationabouthow tolookafteryourmedicinefromyourdoctoror pharmacist. Youmustnottakethemedicineaftertheexpirydate shownonthepackaging.Ifyouhaveanyunused medicine,returnittoyourpharmacistwhowill disposeofitsafely. Whetherthismedicineissuitableforyou Cefiximeisnotsuitableforeveryoneandsome peopleshouldneveruseit.Otherpeopleshould onlyuseitwithspecialcare.Itisimportantthatthe personprescribingthismedicineknowsyourfull medicalhistory. Yourprescribermayonlyprescribethismedicine withspecialcareormaynotprescribeitatallifyou: areallergicorsensitivetoorhavehada reactiontoanyoftheingredientsinthe medicine havekidneyproblems areallergicorsensitivetoorhavehadabad reactiontocephalosporins,penicillinsor othermedicinesinthepast Furthermoretheprescribermayonlyprescribethis medicinewithspecialcareormaynotprescribeitat allforachild. OvertimeitispossiblethatCefiximecanbecome unsuitableforsomepeople,ortheymaybecome unsuitableforit.Ifatanytimeitappearsthat Cefiximehasbecomeunsuitable,itisimportantthat theprescriberiscontactedimmediately. Sideeffects Amedicineisonlymadeavailabletothepublicifthe clinicaltrialshaveshownthatthebenefitsoftaking themedicineoutweightherisks. Onceamedicinehasbeenlicensed,informationon themedicine'seffects,bothintendedand unintended,iscontinuouslyrecordedandupdated. Somesideeffectsmaybeseriouswhileothersmay onlybeamildinconvenience. Everyone'sreactiontoamedicineisdifferent.Itis difficulttopredictwhichsideeffectsyouwillhave fromtakingaparticularmedicine,orwhetheryou willhaveanysideeffectsatall.Theimportantthing istotellyourprescriberorpharmacistifyouare havingproblemswithyourmedicine. Thefrequencyofthesesideeffectsisunknown abnormallaboratorytestresults allergicreactionswhichmayinclude anaphylacticreactionsyoumustseek medicaladviceifyoudevelopanyallergicor anaphylacticreaction angioedema bloodandbonemarrowproblems breathingdifficulties diarrhoeawhichmayleadto pseudomembranouscolitisthismayoccurif Cefiximeistakenatahighdose.Seek medicaladviceifyougetdiarrhoea erythemamultiforme facialoedema feelingdizzy fever flatulence headaches indigestion irritationorinflammationofthevagina itching itchingofthegenitals jaundice jointpain kidneyproblems mayaffecttheresultsforcertaintests nausea serumsicknesslikesymptoms skinproblemssuchasStevensJohnson syndromeortoxicepidermalnecrolysis.Seek medicaladviceifyoudevelopStevens Johnsonsyndromeortoxicepidermal necrolysisoranyskinreactions skinrashorrashes stomachpain urticaria vomiting Ifyoufeelunwellorifyouhaveconcernsabouta sideeffect,youwillneedtoseekadvice.Ifyoufeel veryill,getmedicalhelpstraightaway.Contactyour prescriber,pharmacist,nurseorcallNHSDirecton 08454647. Takingothermedicines Ifyouaretakingmorethanonemedicinetheymay interactwitheachother.Attimesyourprescriber maydecidetousemedicinesthatinteract,inother casesthismaynotbeappropriate. Thedecisiontousemedicinesthatinteractdepends onyourspecificcircumstances.Yourprescribermay decidetousemedicinesthatinteract,ifitisbelieved thatthebenefitsoftakingthemedicinestogether outweightherisks.Insuchcases,itmaybe necessarytoalteryourdoseormonitoryoumore closely. Tellyourprescriberthenamesofallthemedicines thatyouaretakingsothattheycanconsiderall possibleinteractions.Thisincludesallthemedicines whichhavebeenprescribedbyyourGP,hospital doctor,dentist,nurse,healthvisitor,midwifeor pharmacist.Youmustalsotellyourprescriberabout medicineswhichyouhaveboughtoverthecounter withoutprescriptions. ThefollowingmedicinesmayinteractwithCefixime: warfarinpotassium Thefollowingtypesofmedicinemayinteractwith Cefixime: anticoagulants IfyouaretakingCefiximeandoneoftheabove medicinesortypesofmedicines,makesureyour prescriberknowsaboutit. Complementarypreparationsandvitamins

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Cefixime
Cefixime200mgtablets Whenusedincertaintypesofbacterialinfections Medicinescaninteractwithcomplementary preparationsandvitamins.Ingeneral,thereisnot muchinformationavailableaboutinteractions betweenmedicinesandcomplementary preparationsorvitamins. Ifyouareplanningtotakeorarealreadytakingany complementarypreparationsandvitaminsyou shouldaskyourprescriberwhetherthereareany knowninteractionswithCefixime. Yourprescribercanadvisewhetheritisappropriate foryoutotakecombinationsthatareknownto interact.Theycanalsodiscusswithyouthe possibleeffectthatthecomplementarypreparations andvitaminsmayhaveonyourcondition. Ifyouexperienceanyunusualeffectswhiletaking thismedicineincombinationwithcomplementary preparationsandvitamins,youshouldtellyour prescriber. Drivingandoperatingmachinery Whentakinganymedicineyoushouldbeawarethat itmightinterferewithyourabilitytodriveoroperate machinerysafely. LikeallmedicinesCefiximecancausesideeffects. Youshouldseehowthismedicineaffectsyouand thenjudgeifyouaresafetodriveoroperate machinery.Ifyouareinanydoubt,talktoyour prescriber. Diet Medicinescaninteractwithcertainfoods.Insome cases,thismaybeharmfulandyourprescribermay adviseyoutoavoidcertainfoods. InthecaseofCefixime: therearenospecificfoodsthatyoumust excludefromyourdietwhentakingCefixime Alcohol Alcoholcaninteractwithcertainmedicines. InthecaseofCefixime: therearenoknowninteractionsbetween alcoholandCefixime Familyplanningandpregnancy Mostmedicines,insomeway,canaffectthe developmentofababyinthewomb.Theeffecton thebabydiffersbetweenmedicinesandalso dependsonthestageofpregnancythatyouhave reachedwhenyoutakethemedicine. InthecaseofCefixime: theuseofthismedicineduringpregnancyis notrecommended.Youshouldonlytakethis Providedbywww.medicines.org.uk/guides medicineduringpregnancyifyourdoctor thinksthatyouneedit Youshoulddiscussyourpersonalcircumstances withyourdoctorifyouarepregnantorwantto becomepregnant.Thisissothattogetheryoucan makeadecisionaboutwhattreatmentyoumay needduringyourpregnancy. Youshoulddiscusswhetherthereareanyother medicineswhichyoucouldtakeduringpregnancy whichwouldtreatyourcondition. Breastfeeding Certainmedicinescanpassintobreastmilkand mayreachyourbabythroughbreastfeeding. InthecaseofCefixime: breastfeedingisnotrecommendedwhile takingthismedicine.Youshouldonlytake thismedicineandbreastfeedontheadvice ofyourprescriber Beforeyouhaveyourbabyyoushoulddiscuss breastfeedingwithyourdoctorormidwife.Theywill helpyoudecidewhatisbestforyouandyourbaby basedonthebenefitsandrisksassociatedwiththis medicine.Ifyouwishtobreastfeedyoushould discusswithyourprescriberwhetherthereareany othermedicinesyoucouldtakewhichwouldalso allowyoutobreastfeed.Youshouldnotstopthis medicinewithouttakingadvicefromyourdoctor. Ingredientsofyourmedicine Medicinescontainactiveingredients.Theymayalso containother,additionalingredientsthathelpensure thestability,safetyandeffectivenessofthe medicine.Theyarealsoaddedtoimprovethe medicine'stasteandappearanceandtomakeit easiertotake.Somemaybeusedtoprolongthelife ofthemedicine. Thismedicinecontainscefixime. Weareunabletolistalloftheingredientsforyour medicinehere.Forafulllist,youshouldrefertothe patientinformationleafletthatcomeswiththis medicine.Youshouldcheckthatyouareableto taketheingredientsofyourmedicine,especiallyif youhaveanyallergies.Youshouldalsocheck whetheranyoftheseingredientsareknowntohave sideeffects. Ifyouarenotabletotakeanyoftheingredientsin yourmedicine,talktoyourprescriberorpharmacist toseeiftheycansuggestanalternativemedicine.If youhavereactedbadlytoCefiximebefore,donot takeCefixime.Talktoyourprescriber,pharmacistor nurseassoonaspossible.

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