Details
Cefma Indications
Treatment of infections caused by drug-sensitive pathogens:
- ENT infections (including sinusitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis); for the treatment of tonsillitis and pharyngitis cefpodoxime is prescribed in case of chronic or recurrent infection, as well as in cases of known or suspected insensitivity of the pathogen to widely used antibiotics;
- respiratory tract infections (including acute bronchitis, recurrence or exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, bacterial pneumonia);
- uncomplicated infections of the upper and lower urinary tract (including acute pyelonephritis and cystitis);
- skin and soft tissue infections (abscesses, cellulite, infected wounds, boils, folliculitis, paronychia, carbuncles and ulcers);
- uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis.
Contraindications
Treatment of infections caused by drug-sensitive pathogens:
- ENT infections (including sinusitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis); for the treatment of tonsillitis and pharyngitis cefpodoxime is prescribed in case of chronic or recurrent infection, as well as in cases of known or suspected insensitivity of the pathogen to widely used antibiotics;
- respiratory tract infections (including acute bronchitis, recurrence or exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, bacterial pneumonia);
- uncomplicated infections of the upper and lower urinary tract (including acute pyelonephritis and cystitis);
- skin and soft tissue infections (abscesses, cellulite, infected wounds, boils, folliculitis, paronychia, carbuncles and ulcers);
- uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis.
Dosage & Administration
The drug is administered orally. For optimal absorption, the tablet should be taken with food. The 200 mg tablet can be divided into 2 parts.
Adults and adolescents with normal renal function
Sinusitis: 200 mg 2 times a day.
Tonsillitis and pharyngitis: 100 mg 2 times a day.
Acute bronchitis, exacerbation of chronic bronchitis and bacterial pneumonia: 100-200 mg 2 times a day depending on the severity of the disease.
Uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections: 100 mg 2 times a day.
Uncomplicated infections of the upper urinary tract: 200 mg 2 times a day.
Skin and soft tissue infections: 200 mg twice daily.
Uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis: 200 mg as a single dose.
Elderly patients
No dose adjustment is required in elderly patients with normal renal function.
Hepatic failure.
No dose adjustment is required for patients with hepatic impairment.
Renal failure.
Appropriate dose adjustment is required for patients with impaired renal function (creatinine clearance <40 ml / min).
