Zinnat 500mg x 10 film-coated tablets. Zinnat 500mg prospect.

What is Zinnat and what is it used for?

Zinnat contains cefuroxime, which is an antibiotic belonging to the cephalosporin class.
Antibiotics are used to kill bacteria or germs that cause infections.

The usual dose is:

Adults and adolescents
For upper respiratory tract infections such as tonsillitis, acute otitis media, sinusitis, and
pharyngitis: one 250 mg Zinnat tablet or 500 mg Zinnat tablet twice a day for 5-10 days.
For lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchitis: one 250 mg Zinnat tablet twice a day
for 5-10 days.
For more severe infections of the lower respiratory tract such as pneumonia: one 500 mg
Zinnat tablet twice a day for 5-10 days.
For urinary tract infections: one 125 mg Zinnat tablet or 250 mg Zinnat tablet twice a day for
7-10 days.
For infections of the kidneys and urinary tract: one 250 mg Zinnat tablet twice a day.
For skin infections: one 250 mg Zinnat tablet or 500 mg Zinnat tablet twice a day for 5-10
days.
For the treatment of early stages of Lyme disease: one 500 mg Zinnat tablet twice a day for
20 days.
Children aged 6 to 12 years
For the above mentioned indications: one 125 mg Zinnat tablet or 250 mg Zinnat tablet twice
a day for 5-10 days.

For acute middle ear infection: take one 250 mg Zinnat tablet twice daily for 5-10 days. For
children under 6 years old, other forms of cefuroxime are recommended. There is no
experience with the use of cefuroxime in children under 3 months old. Sometimes, your
doctor may need to increase your dosage. Treatment usually lasts for 7 days, but may be
longer in the case of severe infections.

Common side effects:

• Candidiasis;
• Increase in certain white blood cells (eosinophils);
• Headache;
• Dizziness;
• Diarrhea;
• Nausea;
• Abdominal pain;
• Temporary increases in liver enzyme values.

Less common side effects: • Decrease in certain white blood cells (leucopenia,
thrombocytopenia);
• False positive results on the Coombs test;
• Temporary skin rash; • Vomiting.

Rare side effects: • Hives; • Itching; • Pseudomembranous colitis.

Very rare side effects: • Decrease in certain red blood cells (hemolytic anemia); •
Drug fever;
• Serum sickness; •
Anaphylaxis;
• Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice);
• Hepatitis; •
Polymorphous erythema; •
Stevens-Johnson syndrome; •
Toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Other side effects have been reported, particularly in patients with impaired renal function:
nervousness, restlessness, confusion, increases in plasma creatinine and urea
concentrations, acute interstitial nephritis.