Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate(Clavulanic Acid)
Molecule Description
Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate / Clavulanic acid is a combination medicine. It
is used to treat a wide range of bacterial infections including infection of the urinary tract, ear, lungs, throat, tonsil and skin. It is also used for the treatment of gonorrhoea (a sexually transmitted disease) and enteric (typhoid) fever. Both, Cefixime & Potassium Clavulanate (also called Clavulanic acid) work by inhibiting the formation of the cell wall and killing the various susceptible bacterial organisms. Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate / Clavulanic acid is available in the form of a tablet, dry syrup, suspension. Inform your doctor if you are pregnant, planning a pregnancy or breastfeeding and about all the medicines and supplements you take and all the conditions or diseases you suffer from, before starting this medicine.
Uses of Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate(Clavulanic Acid)
Contraindications of Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate(Clavulanic Acid)
When should one not use Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate(Clavulanic Acid)
Side effects of Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate(Clavulanic Acid)
Common side effects of this drug are:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Stomach pain
- Indigestion
- Diarrhoea
Precautions and Warnings of Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate(Clavulanic Acid)
Pregnancy
Breast Feeding
Driving
Alcohol
Other General Warnings
- You are suffering from kidney or liver problems.
- You have a history of an allergy to penicillins, cephalosporins
- You have a blood clotting problem or you are taking any anticoagulant medicine
- You experience persistent diarrhoea
- You have a history of infection and swelling in the colon (colitis)
- You have a history of haemolytic anaemia (decreased red blood cells)
- Inform the doctor, or the laboratory person know that you are using this medicine while going for a lab test, as this medicine may interfere with certain lab tests.
Mode of Action of Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate(Clavulanic Acid)
How Does It Work?
- Cefixime controls the growth of bacteria and kills them by inhibiting the synthesis of the bacterial cell wall. However, the bacteria can make an enzyme (beta-lactamases) that can destroy cefixime.
- Potassium Clavulanate (also called Clavulanic acid) inactivates this enzyme. This helps cefixime to function optimally.
Interactions of Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate(Clavulanic Acid)
Interactions with other medicines
- Some medicines can affect the way Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate / Clavulanic acid works, or this medicine itself can reduce the effectiveness of other medicines taken at the same time.
- Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements or herbals you are currently taking or might take to avoid any possible interaction. Also, you should inform your doctor if you have a planned surgery or vaccination scheduled....
- This combination can increase the levels of carbamazepine (a medicine used for controlling fits or nerve pain), thus monitoring is required.
- If you are taking blood thinners like warfarin, there may be an increased risk of bleeding.
- If you are taking birth control pills like oral contraceptives (O.C pills), caution is needed as this medicine interferes with their action.
- If you are undergoing a glucose test (to detect the amount of glucose in the blood), a false 'positive reaction' may occur.
- If you are undergoing a coombs test (to detect antibodies attached to red blood cells), a false 'positive reaction' may occur.
Content Details
Dr. Nikita Toshi
BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)
Dr. Ritu Budania
MBBS, MD (Pharmacology)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: What is Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate / Clavulanic acid used for?
Q: In which all dosage form is Cefixime+Potassium Clavulanate / Clavulanic acid available?
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