Tufpod CV Tablet 10's
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About Tufpod CV Tablet
Tufpod CV Tablet is used to treat various bacterial infections such as throat infections, ear infections, infection of the sinuses, community-acquired pneumonia, gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted disease), anorectal infections in women, skin, and urinary tract infections.
Tufpod CV Tablet is a combination of two antibiotics, Cefpodoxime proxetil and Clavulanic acid. It works by preventing the formation of bacterial cell covering, which is necessary for their survival.
Take Tufpod CV Tablet as advised by your doctor. In some cases, you may experience certain common side effects such as diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time.
Before starting Tufpod CV Tablet , please inform your doctor if you have any allergy to any antibiotic or kidney or liver problems. Consult your doctor before taking Tufpod CV Tablet if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Avoid taking Tufpod CV Tablet if you are breastfeeding, as Tufpod CV Tablet may pass into breast milk.
Uses of Tufpod CV Tablet
Tufpod CV Tablet is used to treat bacterial infections. The detailed uses of Tufpod CV Tablet are as follows:
- Bacterial Infections: Tufpod CV Tablet treats bacterial infections such as respiratory tract infections, skin infections, and urinary tract infections.
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Directions for Use
- Tufpod CV Tablet can be taken with food to enhance absorption and reduce stomach upset.
- Follow your doctor’s recommendations on the dosage and timing of this medication to achieve optimal results.
- Swallow Tufpod CV Tablet as a whole with a glass of water.
- Do not crush, chew, or break it.
Medicinal Benefits
Tufpod CV Tablet may offer the following benefits:
For Respiratory infections:
- Effectively cures bacterial respiratory tract infections brought on by susceptible organisms, including pneumonia, sinusitis, and bronchitis.
- When used for the recommended term, it helps reduce the duration of illness and avoid complications.
For Otitis media:
- Kills the microorganisms that cause middle ear infections, effectively treating otitis media.
- By preventing bacterial resistance, clavulanic acid improves the effectiveness of cefpodoxime.
- Reduces infection-related ear discomfort, fever, and ear drainage.
For Throat infections:
- Prevents the growth of the germs that cause bacterial throat infections.
- Reduces tonsillar swelling, fever, and sore throat.
- Aids in stopping the spread of infections and their associated problems.
For Gohorrhoea:
- Aids in the treatment of gonorrhea by eliminating Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria when the drug-sensitive strain is present.
- Lessens symptoms such as genital pain, burning when urinating, and urethral discharge.
For anorectal infections:
- Eliminates gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria that are vulnerable in order to treat anorectal bacterial infections.
- Lessens anorectal discomfort, oedema, drainage, and localised irritation.
- When used as directed, it promotes quicker healing and helps stop the spread of illness.
How Tufpod CV Tablet Works
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- 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.
- 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.
- If you experience symptoms like itching, burning, redness, or discharge after taking medication, consult your doctor immediately and share your symptoms, medication regimen, and medical history.
- Your doctor will assess your medication regimen to determine if it's contributing to the moniliasis and identify the best course of action to manage your condition.
- Your doctor may prescribe antifungal medications or recommend other treatments to help clear up the infection. They may also suggest self-care measures to help manage symptoms and prevent future infections.
- If your condition doesn't improve or persists, consult your doctor and report it. Your doctor will assess your progress, adjust your treatment plan, and provide advice to ensure the best outcome.
- Inflammation of Vagina needs immediate attention and cannot be ignored.
- Get a physical examination and prevent wearing clothes that can hold heat and moisture.
- Avoid using vaginal sprays or perfumed soaps that increase itching and irritation.
- Follow your doctor's instructions, and rest well with proper medication.
- Take a balanced diet and get regular screenings to reduce inflammation.
- Drink water or other clear fluids.
- To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
- Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
- Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
- Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
- 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.
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Drug Warnings
- Before starting Tufpod CV Tablet , please inform your doctor if you have any allergy to any antibiotic or kidney or liver problems.
- Tufpod CV Tablet should not be given to patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance (the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption).
- Consult your doctor before taking Tufpod CV Tablet if you have colitis (colon inflammation), if you are pregnant or planning for pregnancy.
- Avoid taking Tufpod CV Tablet if you are breastfeeding, as it may pass into breast milk.
- Avoid alcohol consumption while taking Tufpod CV Tablet to prevent unpleasant side effects.
- Tufpod CV Tablet causes dizziness, so drive with caution.
Drug-Drug Interactions
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Co-administration of Tufpod CV Tablet 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 Tufpod CV Tablet 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.
Co-administration of Tufpod CV Tablet 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, Tufpod CV Tablet 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.
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Diet & Lifestyle Advise
Healthy eating habits:
- Consume light, easily digested meals and, unless otherwise instructed, add probiotics or curd to support intestinal health.
- To stay hydrated and aid in the healing process after an infection, drink lots of water.
- Alcohol can exacerbate gastrointestinal adverse effects, so stay away from it during the course.
- If you experience diarrhoea or acidity, avoid junk food, spicy foods, and oily foods.
Lifestyle modifications:
- To aid the body's defence against illness, get enough sleep.
- To stop the spread of infection, practice good personal hygiene.
- Steer clear of alcohol and tobacco since they might exacerbate adverse effects and delay healing.
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Alcohol
Unsafe
Avoid consuming alcohol while taking Tufpod CV Tablet to prevent unpleasant side effects.
Pregnancy
Consult your doctor
Tufpod CV Tablet belongs to pregnancy category B. Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant, your doctor will prescribe Tufpod CV Tablet only if the benefits outweigh the risks.
Breast Feeding
Caution
Tufpod CV Tablet may pass into breast milk. Avoid taking Tufpod CV Tablet if you are breastfeeding unless prescribed.
Driving
Caution
Tufpod CV Tablet may cause dizziness. Drive only if you are alert and omit driving or operating machinery if you feel dizzy.
Liver
Consult your doctor
Dose adjustment may be needed. Please consult your doctor before taking Tufpod CV Tablet if you have liver impairment/liver disease.
Kidney
Caution
Dose adjustment may be needed. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this or if you have kidney impairment/kidney disease before taking Tufpod CV Tablet .
Children
Safe if prescribed
Tufpod CV Tablet is safe for children if prescribed by a doctor. The dose and duration may vary depending upon the age and severity of the infection.
Heart
Caution
Tufpod CV Tablet should be taken with caution in patients with heart problems. Please inform your doctor if you have any pre-existing heart problems before using Tufpod CV Tablet .
Geriatrics
Consult your doctor
Tufpod CV Tablet should be given to elderly patients only if prescribed by a doctor. If you have any concerns, please consult your doctor.
FAQs
Tufpod CV Tablet is used to treat bacterial infections.
Tufpod CV Tablet contains Cefpodoxime proxetil and Clavulanic acid. Cefpodoxime proxetil works by preventing the formation of bacterial cell covering, which is necessary for their survival. Thereby killing the bacteria. Clavulanic acid works by decreasing bacterial resistance and enhancing the activity of Cefpodoxime proxetil against the bacteria. Together, Tufpod CV Tablet helps to treat bacterial infections.
Do not take Tufpod CV Tablet on your own, as self-medication may lead to antibiotic resistance, in which antibiotics fail to act against specific bacterial infections.
Tufpod CV Tablet may cause Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD). Treatment with antibiotics alters the normal flora, leading to overgrowth of Clostridium difficile; this causes diarrhoea. Drink lots of fluids and eat non-spicy food if you experience diarrhoea. If you find blood in stools (tarry stools) or if you experience prolonged diarrhoea with abdominal pain, stop taking Tufpod CV Tablet and consult your doctor. Do not take anti-diarrheal medicine on your own.
Do not stop taking Tufpod CV Tablet despite symptomatic relief. To treat your condition effectually continue taking Tufpod CV Tablet for as long as it has been prescribed for you. Talk to your doctor if you experience any difficulty while taking Tufpod CV Tablet .
Tufpod CV Tablet starts begins to work immediately after taking it, but it may take few days to kill all the harmful bacteria.
Contact your doctor if you don’t get better after using Tufpod CV Tablet for the prescribed duration. Also, inform your doctor if your symptoms worsen while using Tufpod CV Tablet .
Yes, the use of Tufpod CV Tablet can cause serious side effects rarely. If you experience yellowing of eyes and skin, bloody diarrhoea, skin discolouration or bruising, widespread rash, shortness of breath, fever and skin peeling, consult your doctor immediately.
Yes, Tufpod CV Tablet can cause allergic reactions such as rashes, itching, swelling, and difficulty in breathing. If you experience any of these symptoms, please consult your doctor.
Yes, the use of Tufpod CV Tablet is considered harmful if you have any allergic reactions to any antibiotic or if you have liver damage. You are recommended to consult your doctor before taking other medicines with Tufpod CV Tablet to avoid drug interactions. It may interact with other medicines as, anticoagulants (warfarin), anti-gout (probenecid), diuretics (e.g. furosemide), and vitamin supplements (calcium, vitamin D). Consult a physician before taking Tufpod CV Tablet if you have colitis (colon inflammation) and if you are pregnant or planning pregnancy.
No, you cannot take oral contraceptive pills while taking Tufpod CV Tablet as it may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives (birth control pills). Therefore, take your doctor’s advice about the suitable birth control method. Do not self-medicate.
No, taking higher doses than recommended dose can increase the side effects. Therefore, do not exceed recommended daily dose. Take it as advised by your doctor only.
Store Tufpod CV Tablet below 25°C in a dry and dark place. Do not refrigerate. Keep it out of reach of children.
Tufpod CV Tablet causes side effects such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea. Please, consult the doctor, if the side effects persists for longer durations.
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