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Sefa 500mg Injection, Pack of 1 Injection
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Written By Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy
Sefa 500mg Injection is an antibiotic used in treating bacterial infections. This medicine stops the growth of bacteria and thereby helps reduce various bacterial infections like lung, skin, soft tissue, urinary tract, genital tract, heart valves, spine, brain, abdomen and blood infections. It helps by inhibiting the bacterial cell synthesis and thereby helps fight infection-causing bacteria. This medicine is not effective for treating viral infections.
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Composition :

CEFOTAXIME-500MG

Consume Type :

PARENTERAL

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Sefa 500mg Injection

Sefa 500mg Injection belongs to a class of drugs known as cephalosporin antibiotics used to treat various bacterial infections such as lung, skin, soft tissue, urinary tract, genital tract, heart valves, spine, brain, abdomen and blood infections. Apart from that, it may also be used to prevent infection before surgery, as well as during and after a caesarean section to prevent infections.

Sefa 500mg Injection contains cefotaxime that exerts its bactericidal action by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis, thus killing the bacteria. As a result, it treats bacterial infections.

Sefa 500mg Injection will be administered by a healthcare professional; do not self-administer. Sefa 500mg Injection may cause side effects such as injection site reactions, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and rash. The majority of these side effects subside over time without the need for medical intervention. However, contact your doctor if the side effects persist or worsen.

Notify your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding so that your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing Sefa 500mg Injection to you. Keep your doctor informed about your health condition and all the medicines you are taking to rule out any side effects. In rare cases, you may experience involuntary muscle contractions, dizziness, or feeling less attentive. If this occurs, avoid driving or operating any tools or machinery.

Uses of Sefa 500mg Injection

Treatment of Bacterial infections

Directions for Use

Sefa 500mg Injection will be administered by a qualified healthcare professional. Kindly do not self-administer.

Medicinal Benefits

Sefa 500mg Injection is a broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections such as lungs, skin, soft tissue, urinary tract, genital tract, heart valves, spine, brain, abdomen and blood infections. Apart from that, it can be used to prevent infection before surgery, as well as during and after a caesarean section to prevent infections. Sefa 500mg Injection exerts its bactericidal action through inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis. It is stable against the action of most β-lactamases.

How Sefa 500mg Injection Works

Sefa 500mg Injection contains cefotaxime that exerts its bactericidal action by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis, thus killing the bacteria. As a result, it treats bacterial infections.

Storage

Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight
Side effects of Sefa 500mg Injection
  • Skin rash caused by allergies is due to irritants or allergens. Therefore, avoid contact with such irritants.
  • Consult your doctor for proper medication and apply an anti-itch medication. Follow the schedule and use the medication whenever needed.
  • Protect your skin from extreme heat and try to apply wet compresses.
  • Soak in the cool bath, which gives a soothing impact to the affected area.
Here are the few steps for dealing with itching caused by drug use:
  • Report the itching to your doctor immediately; they may need to change your medication or dosage.
  • Use a cool, damp cloth on the itchy area to help soothe and calm the skin, reducing itching and inflammation.
  • Keep your skin hydrated and healthy with gentle, fragrance-free moisturizers.
  • Try not to scratch, as this can worsen the itching and irritate your skin.
  • If your doctor prescribes, you can take oral medications or apply topical creams or ointments to help relieve itching.
  • Track your itching symptoms and follow your doctor's guidance to adjust your treatment plan if needed. If the itching persists, consult your doctor for further advice.
Here's a comprehensive approach to managing medication-triggered fever:
  • Inform your doctor immediately if you experience a fever after starting a new medication.
  • Your doctor may adjust your medication regimen or dosage as needed to minimize fever symptoms.
  • Monitor your body temperature to monitor fever progression.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water or electrolyte-rich beverages, to help your body regulate temperature.
  • Get plenty of rest and engage in relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation, to help manage fever symptoms.
  • Under the guidance of your doctor, consider taking medication, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to help reduce fever.
  • If your fever is extremely high (over 103°F), or if you experience severe symptoms such as confusion, seizures, or difficulty breathing, seek immediate medical attention.
  • Eosinophil levels can be lowered by eating fruits and vegetables, avoiding smoking, and consuming alcohol in moderation.
  • Several foods, such as ginger, garlic, pepper, turmeric, and honey, might boost immunity.
  • Avoid dairy products, including cheese, yoghurt, and milk.
  • Drink water and keep yourself hydrated.
  • Manage the symptoms with medications as prescribed, and consult your doctor if symptoms persist.
  • Stay away from painkillers like NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and some antibiotics, as they can worsen the symptoms.
  • Make sure to have regular check-ups with your doctor, especially during flare-ups, and get immediate help if you have serious symptoms like dehydration or blood in your stool.
  • Avoid eating fried foods and foods high in fibre, as they can make your symptoms worse.
  • Practice stress-reduction techniques, like meditation or exercise.
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.

What if I have taken an overdose of Sefa 500mg Injection

Sefa 500mg Injection is administered by a health care professional in a hospital setting. Hence, the chances of overdose are less. Symptoms of overdose may include seizures. Your doctor may take necessary measures if an overdose is suspected.

Drug Warnings

Do not take Sefa 500mg Injection if you are allergic or hypersensitive to cefotaxime or any cephalosporin antibiotics, beta-lactam antibiotics, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine. Inform your doctor if you have heart disease, problems with your heartbeat or severe heart failure, liver or kidney problems. Notify your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding so that your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing Sefa 500mg Injection to you. Keep your doctor informed about your health condition and all the medicines you are taking to rule out any side effects.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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CefotaximeCholera, live attenuated
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Drug-Drug Interactions

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How does the drug interact with Sefa 500mg Injection:
Taking the cholera vaccine after or along with Sefa 500mg Injection may reduce the activity of the vaccine.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Sefa 500mg Injection and Cholera, live attenuated together can evidently cause an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has suggested it. Make sure to inform the doctor if you are on Cholera vaccine dose or you have already taken it. You should wait at least 14 days after finishing your antibiotic treatment before receiving the cholera vaccine in order to ensure an appropriate immune response. In case of any unusual side effects, consult a doctor. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.

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

  • Avoid consuming excessive amounts of caffeine-containing foods and beverages such as coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks, and chocolate.
  • Probiotics should be taken after finishing the entire course of Sefa 500mg Injection to replenish good bacteria. The risk of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea can be decreased by taking probiotics after receiving antibiotic treatment. Some fermented foods, including yoghurt, cheese, sauerkraut, and kimchi, can help rebuild the beneficial bacteria in the intestine. 
  • Increase your intake of fibre-rich foods since they are simpler for gut bacteria to digest, encouraging their growth.
  • While taking Sefa 500mg Injection, make sure to drink lots of water or other fluids.
  • Avoid drinking alcohol since it may cause dehydration and interfere with your sleep, which makes it difficult for your body to help Sefa 500mg Injection fight infections.

Habit Forming

No

Therapeutic Class

ANTIBIOTICS

Sefa 500mg Injection Substitute

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Alcohol

Caution

It is unknown whether alcohol affects Sefa 500mg Injection. However, it is best to avoid or limit alcohol consumption as a precaution.

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Pregnancy

Caution

Inform your doctor if you are pregnant or suspect pregnancy. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and potential risks before prescribing Sefa 500mg Injection.

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Breast Feeding

Caution

Inform your doctor if you are a nursing mother. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and potential risks before prescribing Sefa 500mg Injection.

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Driving

Caution

Sefa 500mg Injection may cause a reduction in mental awareness; thus, avoid using machinery or driving unless you are alert.

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Liver

Caution

Sefa 500mg Injection to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of liver diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.

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Kidney

Caution

Sefa 500mg Injection to be taken with caution, especially if you have a history of kidney diseases/conditions. The dose may have to be adjusted by your doctor.

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Children

Safe if prescribed

Sefa 500mg Injection should be used in children only if recommended by a child specialist.

Have a query?

FAQs

Sefa 500mg Injection belongs to a class of drugs known as cephalosporin antibiotics used to treat various bacterial infections such as lung, skin, soft tissue, urinary tract, genital tract, heart valves, spine, brain, abdomen and blood infections. Apart from that, it may also be used to prevent infection before surgery, as well as during and after a caesarean section to prevent infections.

Sefa 500mg Injection exerts its bactericidal action by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis, thus killing the bacteria. As a result, it treats bacterial infections.

Inform the doctor if you do not feel better after completing the whole course of treatment. You must also notify your doctor if your symptoms worsen while using this medication.

Sefa 500mg Injection is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections only. Sefa 500mg Injection does not treat a viral infection like the flu or a common cold.

Sefa 500mg Injection may cause diarrhoea as a side effect. If you have diarrhoea or soft stools, consult your doctor. Do not use anti-diarrheal medicine unless the doctor tells you to.

You are recommended to take Sefa 500mg Injection for as long as it is advised by your doctor for effective results. If your symptoms continue or worsen, seek further advice from your doctor.

Inappropriate use of antibiotics means using them when they are not necessary, such as for viral infections (like colds or the flu), stopping the treatment early, or using the wrong antibiotic for a specific infection. This can lead to antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in a way that reduces the effectiveness of antibiotics. As a result, the drugs no longer kill the bacteria, making infections more difficult to treat. This resistance can develop from overusing or misusing antibiotics, like taking them unnecessarily or not finishing the prescribed course.

No, Sefa 500mg Injection is not the same as penicillin. Sefa 500mg Injection contains ceftriaxone, a cephalosporin antibiotic, while penicillin belongs to a different class of antibiotics. Both treat bacterial infections, but they work in different ways.

Sefa 500mg Injection is effective when taken as per the dose advised by your doctor for the recommended duration. Even if you start feeling better, do not stop the treatment early. Stopping it early may cause the symptoms to return or worsen.

Sefa 500mg Injection will only be administered by a healthcare professional. Do not self-administer.

Sefa 500mg Injection usually begins to work shortly after you start taking it. However, it may take few days to eliminate all harmful bacteria and improve your symptoms.

Sefa 500mg Injection causes side fever, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, soft stools or diarrhoea, skin rash, swelling, tenderness, or pain at the site of injection. These do not require any medical treatment as they will gradually reduce over time. However, please contact a doctor if these side effects persist or worsen.

Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Scf-390, Ground Floor, M Market, Manimajra, Chandigarh 160101, India
Other Info - SE82163

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Author Details

Bayyarapu Mahesh KumarDoctor badge

Written By

Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar

M Pharmacy

Santoshini Reddy GDoctor badge

Reviewed By

Santoshini Reddy G

M Pharmacy

Last Updated

Jan 1, 2025 | 2:45 PM IST

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Reference

  1. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.12713.pdf
  2. https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/12713/smpc#UNDESIRABLE_EFFECTS
  3. https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a682765.html
  4. https://www.drugs.com/food-interactions/cefotaxime.html
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