Ceftum Tablet 4’s belongs to the class of antibiotics known as cephalosporin, indicated for treating a wide range of bacterial infections. It helps in the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI), Mild to moderate lower respiratory tract infections (bronchitis), severe lower respiratory tract infections (pneumonia), pyelonephritis (kidney inflammation due to the bacterial infection), uncomplicated gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted infection), Lyme disease (caused due to biting of infected black-legged tick insect) in adults and children above 12 years of age.
Ceftum Tablet 4’s is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that kills a wide range of bacteria (bactericidal). It kills the bacterial cell by binding to the outer layer of the bacteria and blocking the activity of the enzyme that makes peptidoglycan (a vital component of the bacterial cell wall). As a result, the bacterial cell cannot grow and multiply and finally gets killed.
You should take Ceftum Tablet 4’s only if your doctor has prescribed you. Ceftum Tablet 4’s is available in various forms, such as oral tablets, dispersible tablets, and oral suspension. Most bacterial infections get treated within one week, while some conditions might take longer. So, it would be best if you tried to complete the dose your doctor prescribed for the specific bacterial infection. During the treatment with Ceftum Tablet 4’s, you may observe some mild and transient nature of common side effects like headache, dizziness, stomach upset, overgrowth of candida (fungal skin infection), unpleasant taste in the mouth, diaper rashes, and eosinophilia (increased disease-fighting cells WBCs). These side effects are usually in the initial phase and then resolved after some time. However, if these side effects persist, let your doctor know about them.
Overdosage of Ceftum Tablet 4’s can cause brain problems (cerebral irritation with fits or convulsions attack). There is no clinical evidence of a Ceftum Tablet 4’s effect on the mother or baby during pregnancy. However, one should take the Ceftum Tablet 4’s with caution. Ceftum Tablet 4’s is excreted in the breastmilk, so the nursing mother should cautiously take Ceftum Tablet 4’s. This antibiotic may cause dizziness, so patients should be cautious while driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery. Ceftum Tablet 4’s is not recommended for people allergic or hypersensitive to Ceftum Tablet 4’s, penicillin, or other beta-lactam antibiotics. In the initial stage of the treatment, you might have diarrhoea and abdominal cramps due to loss of gut flora (good intestinal/gut bacteria that aids digestion). So, the doctor may prescribe you prebiotics or probiotics to increase the number of gut flora. You can drink alcoholic beverages while taking amoxicillin, as it does not interact with Ceftum Tablet 4’s. Liver and kidney-affected people should take this medication with caution.
Medicinal Benefits
Ceftum Tablet 4’s treats a wide range of bacterial infections caused due to gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It helps treat respiratory tract infections, ear infections, skin infections, genitourinary infections, and bone infections. Besides this, Ceftum Tablet 4’s also prevents in spreading of the infection after surgery and in the early treatment of Lyme disease caused by bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) in adults and children over the age of 12 years. The usual course of Ceftum Tablet 4’s is seven days (5-10 days). But, your doctor might prescribe you Ceftum Tablet 4’s for a longer duration depending on the condition of infection. Ceftum Tablet 4’s has excellent antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus para influenza, Streptococcus pneumonia, S. pyrogens, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Directions for Use
Tablet: Swallow it as a whole with water; do not crush, break or chew it.Suspension/Syrup: Shake the bottle well before use. Check the label for directions and take Ceftum Tablet 4’s in doses as prescribed by your doctor with the help of a measuring cup.Dispersible Tablet: Check the label for directions before use. Disperse the tablet in the prescribed amount of water and swallow the whole contents.
SIDE EFFECTS OF CEFTUM TABLET
Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them.
HOW TO USE CEFTUM TABLET
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ceftum mg Tablet is to be taken with food.
HOW CEFTUM TABLET WORKS
Ceftum mg Tablet is an antibiotic. It kills bacteria by preventing them from forming the bacterial protective covering (cell wall) which is needed for them to survive.
Drug Warnings
Special care should be taken by the people taking Ceftum Tablet 4’s who have allergic reactions to penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics. Use with other antibiotics may lead to a fungal skin infection known as Candida. Prolonged use of Ceftum Tablet 4’s may also cause an overgrowth of other pathogens (like enterococci and Clostridium difficile), which can be prevented by stopping Ceftum Tablet 4’s. The case of colitis (inflammatory bowel disease) has been reported using Ceftum Tablet 4’s. Hence, it is important to consider the proper diagnosis of the patients who developed diarrhoea after taking Ceftum Tablet 4’s. If the symptom of diarrhoea persists for a longer duration, the patient may experience abdominal cramps. In this situation, you should discontinue the intake of Ceftum Tablet 4’s immediately. The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (caused due to toxins released by the death of bacteria within the body during antibiotic treatment) has been seen in the patients taking Ceftum Tablet 4’s for the treatment of Lyme disease. Your ability to perform tasks that require judgment, cognitive, or body movement may be affected, and you may have dizziness. So patients taking Ceftum Tablet 4’s should be warned to be cautious when driving or operating machinery.
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