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Cefpodoxime proxetil / Cefpet / Cef Dp / Kefodoxime / Microcef

Cefpodoxime proxetil

Category

Antibiotics

3rd generation cephalosporin 

bactricidal

broadspectrum

Action

Inhibit bacteria cell wall synthesis 

Indication

Skin infection 

GI tract, urinary tract, lower and upper respiratory tract infection 

Dose

Cat @ 5 mg/kg PO BID or 10mg/kg PO OD

dog @ 5-10mg/kg PO OD 5-7days for skin infection and 5-10mg/kg BID for staphylococcal kin infection 

Contraindications

Renal impaired patients 

hypersensitive patients

Adverse Effects

Vomiting

diarrhoea

Availability

Cefpet - Tab 100mg, 200mg and Syrup 30ml (100mg/5ml)

Cef Dp - Tab 100mg, 200mg

Microcef - Tab 50mg, 100mg

Kefodoxime Vet Dt - Tab 100mg, 200mg and suspension 30ml (50mg/5ml and 100mg /5ml)

 

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