Altacef Suspension 30 ml
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Altacef Suspension 30 ml belongs to the class of antibiotics known as cephalosporin, indicated for treating a wide range of bacterial infections. It helps in the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTI), Mild to moderate lower respiratory tract infections (bronchitis), severe lower respiratory tract infections (pneumonia), pyelonephritis (kidney inflammation due to the bacterial infection), uncomplicated gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted infection), Lyme disease (caused due to biting of infected black-legged tick insect) in adults and children above 12 years of age.
Altacef Suspension 30 ml is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that kills a wide range of bacteria (bactericidal). It kills the bacterial cell by binding to the outer layer of the bacteria and blocking the activity of the enzyme that makes peptidoglycan (a vital component of the bacterial cell wall). As a result, the bacterial cell cannot grow and multiply and finally gets killed.
You should take Altacef Suspension 30 ml only if your doctor has prescribed you. Altacef Suspension 30 ml is available in various forms, such as oral tablets, dispersible tablets, and oral suspension. Most bacterial infections get treated within one week, while some conditions might take longer. So, it would be best if you tried to complete the dose your doctor prescribed for the specific bacterial infection. During the treatment with Altacef Suspension 30 ml, you may observe some mild and transient nature of common side effects like headache, dizziness, stomach upset, overgrowth of candida (fungal skin infection), unpleasant taste in the mouth, diaper rashes, and eosinophilia (increased disease-fighting cells WBCs). These side effects are usually in the initial phase and then resolved after some time. However, if these side effects persist, let your doctor know about them.
Overdosage of Altacef Suspension 30 ml can cause brain problems (cerebral irritation with fits or convulsions attack). There is no clinical evidence of a Altacef Suspension 30 ml effect on the mother or baby during pregnancy. However, one should take the Altacef Suspension 30 ml with caution. Altacef Suspension 30 ml is excreted in the breastmilk, so the nursing mother should cautiously take Altacef Suspension 30 ml. This antibiotic may cause dizziness, so patients should be cautious while driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery. Altacef Suspension 30 ml is not recommended for people allergic or hypersensitive to Altacef Suspension 30 ml, penicillin, or other beta-lactam antibiotics. In the initial stage of the treatment, you might have diarrhoea and abdominal cramps due to loss of gut flora (good intestinal/gut bacteria that aids digestion). So, the doctor may prescribe you prebiotics or probiotics to increase the number of gut flora. You can drink alcoholic beverages while taking amoxicillin, as it does not interact with Altacef Suspension 30 ml. Liver and kidney-affected people should take this medication with caution.
Altacef Suspension 30 ml treats a wide range of bacterial infections caused due to gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. It helps treat respiratory tract infections, ear infections, skin infections, genitourinary infections, and bone infections. Besides this, Altacef Suspension 30 ml also prevents in spreading of the infection after surgery and in the early treatment of Lyme disease caused by bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) in adults and children over the age of 12 years. The usual course of Altacef Suspension 30 ml is seven days (5-10 days). But, your doctor might prescribe you Altacef Suspension 30 ml for a longer duration depending on the condition of infection. Altacef Suspension 30 ml has excellent antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus para influenza, Streptococcus pneumonia, S. pyrogens, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Special care should be taken by the people taking Altacef Suspension 30 ml who have allergic reactions to penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics. Use with other antibiotics may lead to a fungal skin infection known as Candida. Prolonged use of Altacef Suspension 30 ml may also cause an overgrowth of other pathogens (like enterococci and Clostridium difficile), which can be prevented by stopping Altacef Suspension 30 ml. The case of colitis (inflammatory bowel disease) has been reported using Altacef Suspension 30 ml. Hence, it is important to consider the proper diagnosis of the patients who developed diarrhoea after taking Altacef Suspension 30 ml. If the symptom of diarrhoea persists for a longer duration, the patient may experience abdominal cramps. In this situation, you should discontinue the intake of Altacef Suspension 30 ml immediately. The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (caused due to toxins released by the death of bacteria within the body during antibiotic treatment) has been seen in the patients taking Altacef Suspension 30 ml for the treatment of Lyme disease. Your ability to perform tasks that require judgment, cognitive, or body movement may be affected, and you may have dizziness. So patients taking Altacef Suspension 30 ml should be warned to be cautious when driving or operating machinery.
Drug-Drug Interactions: You should avoid taking Altacef Suspension 30 ml with oral birth control pills, medicines that reduce gastric acidity (like antacids, omeprazole), immuno-suppressing drugs (mycophenolate or mycophenolic acid), medicines used for reducing uric acid (probenecid), and some urine glucose tests. Besides this, it also interacts with typhoid and BCG vaccines.
Drug-Food Interactions: Grapefruit juice and dietary supplements containing minerals like calcium may also work to dampen the effect of antibiotics.
Drug-Disease Interactions: Altacef Suspension 30 ml should not be given in the condition of colitis, kidney disease, patient planning for ferricyanide tests, patient on dialysis, liver disease, epilepsy (fits) and diarrhoea.
A bacterial infection is a condition in which harmful bacteria enter, multiply and infect our body. It can target any body part and multiple very quickly. When you get infected with bacteria, you can experience generalized symptoms like fevers, chills, and fatigue. Bacteria are of various forms comprising commonly spherical, rod, and spiral-shaped. Bacterial infections vary from minor illnesses like sore throat and ear infections to severe brain infections like meningitis and encephalitis. Few harmful bacteria that cause infections include Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and E. coli. Anyone can become infected with a bacterial infection. But, people with weak immune systems or taking immunosuppressive medicine can make you more prone to bacterial infection.
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Alcohol
Unsafe
You are recommended not to consume alcohol along with Altacef Suspension 30 ml.
Pregnancy
Safe if prescribed
Altacef Suspension 30 ml is a pregnancy category B drug. So, Altacef Suspension 30 ml can be safely taken by pregnant women if prescribed by the doctor.
Breast Feeding
Safe if prescribed
Altacef Suspension 30 ml is excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you.
Driving
Caution
No studies on the effects on the ability to drive and use machines have been performed. However, as this medicine may cause dizziness, patients should be warned to be cautious when driving or operating machinery.
Liver
Caution
Consult your doctor, there is no substantial research yet on the use of Altacef Suspension 30 ml
Kidney
Caution
Consult your doctor, there is no substantial research yet on the use of Altacef Suspension 30 ml
Children
Safe if prescribed
Altacef Suspension 30 ml can be given safely to children provided dose has been prescribed by a child specialist. However, There is no clinical evidences of using Altacef Suspension 30 ml in children under the age of 3 months.
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