Korea Pharma

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ANTIBIOTIC DRUGS

COFAXIL Cap. 500mg

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Cefadroxil Hydrate
Indication
Treatment of pyelonephritis, cystitis, urethritis, skin and skin tissue infections, pharyngitis, tonsillitis.
Dosage and Administration

- Adult
1) Urinary Tract Infections: For simple lower urinary tract infections (cystitis, etc.), 1-2 oral doses of 1-2 g (titer) per day are used as cephadroxyl. For other urinary tract infections, two divided doses of 2 g (titer) per day are administered.

2) Skin and Skin Tissue Infectious Disease: 1g (titer) 1 ~ 2 times a day divided orally.

3) Pharyngitis, tonsillitis: Symptoms of pharyngitis and tonsillitis caused by beta hemolytic streptococcal infection are divided orally by 1g (titer) once or twice for 10 days.


- Infant


1) Urinary Tract Infection, Skin and Skin Tissue Infectious Disease: Twice oral administration 30mg (titer) twice per kg of body weight per day.

2) Pharyngitis, tonsillitis: 30 mg (titer) per kg of body weight is administered orally once or twice. Beta hemolytic streptococcal infection is administered for at least 10 days.


- Nephropathy

1) In patients with renal impairment, the dose of cepadroxyl should be controlled by the rate of creatinine cleaning to prevent drug accumulation.
The following dosing regimens are recommended. The initial dose of adult is 1000 mg (titer) and the maintenance amount is 500 mg (titer) at the following time intervals based on the creatinine cleaning rate (mL / min / 1.73 m 2).
Patients with a creatinine cleaning rate of more than 50 mL per minute can be treated as in patients with normal renal function.