Description:
Supraclox injection is a dry injection dosage
form. Supraclox containing ampicillin with cloxacillin
having broad spectrum antibacterial activity.
Composition: - Each vial contains
Ampicillin 250 mg as ampicillin sodium and
Cloxacillin 250 mg as cloxacillin sodium.
INDICATIONS:
1) Infections of respiratory tract, due to Strept.
Pneumoniae, Strept. Pyrogenes and most strains
of H. influenzae. 2) Meningitis, due to N. meningitides,
S.pneumoniae or H. influenzae, and Listeria
monocytogenes. 3) Urinary Tract Infections caused
by E.coli, P.mirabilis, Enterococci, Shigella,
S.typhosa and other Salmonella respond well
to Ampicillin injection. Ampicillin injection
administered intravenously or intramuscularly
is recommended in the treatment of acute pyelonephritis
particularly in pregnant women because of its
safety.
4) Gonorrhoea. 5) Bacterial endocarditis caused
by Streptococcus viridians or Enterococci. 6)
Prophylaxis of bacterial endocarditis. 7) Prophylaxis
of surgical infections.
PRECAUTION: Renal and Hepatic
impairment.
SIDE EFFECT: - Serious and
occasionally, fatal hypersensitivity to anaphylactic
reactions have been reported patients on penicillin
therapy. These reactions are more frequently
seen following parenteral administration and
are more likely to occur in individuals with
a history of penicillin hypersensitivity and/or
a history of sensitivity to multiply allergens.
DOSAGE:
Supraclox injection is recommended to be administered
in the usual dosage of 250 to 500 mg four to
six hourly daily by IM or IV route.
PRESENTATION: Box of 25 x
500 mg vials.
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