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Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's, Pack of 10
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Composition :

CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL-100MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Dolvis Bio Pharma Pvt Ltd

Consume Type :

ORAL

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

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About Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is used to treat bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, lower respiratory tract, urinary tract, skin, and soft tissue. Bacterial infections are caused by the multiplication of harmful bacteria inside or on the body.

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's contains 'Cefpodoxime Proxetil', which is a broad-spectrum antibiotic effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative groups of bacteria. It works by preventing the formation of the bacterial cell covering (cell wall), which is necessary for their survival. Therefore, it kills the bacteria and helps treat and prevent the spread of bacterial infections.

Take this medicine as prescribed. In some cases, you may experience specific common side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea (watery or loose stool), abdominal pain, loss of appetite, bloating, skin rash, and itching. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time. However, you are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

Do not take antacids and anti-ulcer medications along with Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's; maintain a 2-3 hour gap between them. Let your doctor know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding before starting Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's. Avoid alcohol consumption to prevent unpleasant side effects. Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's may cause dizziness; hence, drive or operate machinery only if you are alert.

Uses of Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is used for the treatment of bacterial infections. The detailed uses of Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's are as follows:

  • Treats bacterial infections: Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is effective against infections in the lungs (pneumonia), urinary tract, ear, nasal sinus, and throat
  • Manages respiratory conditions: Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is used for pharyngitis, tonsillitis, bronchitis, and sinusitis.
  • Helps with skin infections: Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's treats uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections.
  • Supports treatment of gonorrhea: Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is used for uncomplicated urethral and cervical gonorrhea.
  • Effective against otitis media: Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's helps manage middle ear infections.

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Directions for Use

  • Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's can be taken with food to enhance its absorption, or as advised by your doctor.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions regarding dosage and timing to ensure optimal effectiveness.
  • Swallow Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's whole with a glass of water.
  • Do not crush, break, or chew it.

Medicinal Benefits

  • Treats a wide range of bacterial infections effectively.
  • Works against infections of the respiratory tract such as bronchitis, pneumonia, and sinusitis.
  • Helps cure ear, nose, and throat infections including otitis media and tonsillitis.
  • Treats urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by susceptible bacteria.
  • Effective in managing skin and soft tissue infections.
  • Provides reliable infection control with good tolerance and broad antibacterial coverage.

How Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's Works

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's contains Cefpodoxime Proxetil, which works by preventing the formation of bacterial cell covering, which is necessary for their survival. Thereby, it kills the bacteria and helps in treating bacterial infections.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight. • Keep out of sight and reach of children. • Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.
Side effects of Fadox 100 Dt Tab
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.
Dealing with Medication-Induced Headache:
  • Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
  • Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
  • Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
  • Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
  • Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
  • Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
  • To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
  • Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
  • Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
  • Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
  • Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
  • Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.

What if I have taken an overdose of Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's

Please do not exceed the recommended dose, as it might cause an overdose. Signs and symptoms of an overdose of Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's may include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, and diarrhoea. Seek immediate medical attention if you observe any symptoms or think you have taken too much. Do this even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.

Drug Warnings

  • Avoid taking Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's if you are allergic to any of its components.
  • Before taking Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's, let your doctor know if you have/had inflammation in the bowel, kidney, or liver problems.
  • Do not take antacids or anti-ulcer medications along with Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's, and maintain a gap of at least 2-3 hours between the two medicines.
  • Pregnant and breastfeeding women should seek medical advice before starting Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's.
  • Avoid alcohol consumption while being treated with Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's to prevent unpleasant side effects.
  • Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's may cause dizziness, hence drive or operate machinery only if you are alert.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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CefpodoximeHeparin
Severe
CefpodoximeCholera, live attenuated
Severe

Drug-Drug Interactions

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CefpodoximeHeparin
Severe
How does the drug interact with Fadox 100 Dt Tab:
Co-administration of Fadox 100 Dt Tab with Heparin may enhance the levels or effects of heparin by anticoagulation (preventing blood from clotting).

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction, Fadox 100 Dt Tab can be taken with Heparin if prescribed by the doctor. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice. Do not discontinue the medication without consulting a doctor.
CefpodoximeCholera, live attenuated
Severe
How does the drug interact with Fadox 100 Dt Tab:
Co-administration of Fadox 100 Dt Tab with the Cholera vaccine may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine.

How to manage the interaction:
Talk to your doctor before receiving the Cholera vaccine if you are currently being treated with Fadox 100 Dt Tab or have been treated within the last 14 days. To ensure adequate vaccine response, you should not receive cholera vaccine until at least 14 days after you complete your antibiotic therapy. Do not discontinue the medication without consulting a doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Antibiotics can alter the useful bacteria in the stomach, which help with indigestion. Therefore, you are advised to take foods rich in probiotics such as yoghurt/curd, kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh, kimchi, miso, kombucha, buttermilk, natto and cheese.
  • Eat fibre-rich food like whole grains, beans, lentils, berries, broccoli, peas and bananas.
  • Avoid foods rich in calcium, such as grapefruit and grapefruit juice, as they may hinder the absorption of antibiotics.
  • Avoid the consumption of alcohol to treat your condition effectively.
  • Avoid the use of tobacco.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ANTIBIOTICS

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's Substitute

Substitutes safety advice
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Alcohol

Safe

No interaction is found with alcohol. However, it is better to avoid/limit alcohol intake while using Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's. For more information, please consult a healthcare professional.

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Pregnancy

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant; your doctor will prescribe Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's only if the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Breast Feeding

Consult your doctor

Cefpodoxime Proxetil may pass into the breast milk when used by a nursing mother. Please consult your doctor if you are breastfeeding before starting Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's.

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Driving

Caution

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's may cause dizziness; do not drive or operate heavy machinery if you feel dizzy.

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Liver

Caution

Dose adjustment may be needed. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this or if you have liver problems before taking Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's.

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Kidney

Caution

Dose adjustment may be needed. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this or if you have kidney impairment before taking Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's.

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Children

Caution

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's should be used for children only if prescribed by the doctor. However, Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is not recommended for children under 2 months of age, as safety and efficacy have not been established.

FAQs

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is used to treat bacterial infections of the ear, nose, throat, lower respiratory tract, urinary tract, skin, and soft tissue.

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's works by preventing the formation of a bacterial cell's covering, which is necessary for its survival. Thereby, it kills the bacteria and helps in treating and preventing the spread of infections.

Diarrhoea is the most commonly reported side effect of Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's. So, it is advisable to drink lots of fluids and eat non-spicy food if you experience diarrhoea. If you observe blood in stools (tarry stools) or experience excess diarrhoea (vomiting or watery stool), immediately consult your doctor. Do not take anti-diarrheal medicine on your own.

It is recommended to complete the course of Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's, even if you feel better, as it is an antibiotic, and leaving it incomplete may lead to a severe infection that will stop responding to the antibiotic as well (antibiotic resistance).

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's may cause stomach upset as a side effect. To avoid this, take Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's preferably with food. Taking Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's with food helps in increasing its absorption in the body.

Do not take antacids or anti-ulcer medicines along with Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's. Try to maintain a gap of at least 2-3 hours between the two medicines.

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's may cause side effects such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, stomach pain, loss of appetite, bloating and skin rash. If these side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.

No, Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's should not be taken without consulting the doctor. Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is a stronger antibiotic intended for severe infections, and your doctor will prescribe it only if necessary. It is not for viral infections such as the flu. Please consult your doctor so that appropriate medication is prescribed based on your condition.

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is safe if used as per the dose and duration advised by the doctor. Do not exceed the recommended dose.

Yes, Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's is an antibiotic. It belongs to the class of antibiotics known as cephalosporins.

Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's usually starts working as soon as you take it. However, it may take a few days to kill all the harmful bacteria and relieve your symptoms completely.

If you do not feel better even after completing the full course of treatment with Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's, inform your doctor. Also, let your doctor know if the symptoms worsen while using Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's.

Yes, Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's may be used to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs). According to studies, it has better tolerance and helps to effectively treat UTI symptoms such as frequent urination, foul smelling urine, vaginal discharge, vaginal irritation, stomach pain, etc. However, it is advisable to take Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's only if prescribed by a doctor.

If you forget to take a dose of Fadox 100mg Tablet DT 10's, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the next scheduled dose in the prescribed time. Do not double the dose to make up for the missed one, as this may increase the risk of side effects.

Country of origin

INDIA

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Scf -265, 2nd Floor, Motor Market, Manimajra, Manimajra, Chandigarh, Haryana 160101
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Last Updated

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Reference

  1. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2014/065462s005lbl.pdf
  2. https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a698024.html
  3. https://mri.cts-mrp.eu/human/downloads/PT_H_0933_003_FinalPI_3of4.pdf
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