CEFAKIND-500 TAB

Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s belongs to the class of antibiotics known as cephalosporin indicated for the treatment of 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 (sexual transmitted infection), Lyme disease (caused due to bite of infected blacklegged tick insect) in adults and children above 12 years of age.

Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s 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 is not able to grow and multiply and finally gets killed.

You should take Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s only if your doctor has prescribed you. Tablet form of Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s tablet can be taken with or without a meal, but the suspension of Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s should be preferably taken with meal. Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s is available in various forms as oral tablets, oral suspension, and injections. Most of the bacterial infections get treated within one week while some conditions might take a longer time. So, you should try to complete the dose which your doctor has prescribed you for the specific bacterial infection. During the treatment with Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s, you may observe some mild and transient nature of common side effects like headache, dizziness,  stomach upset, or 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 resolve after some time. However, if these side effects persist let your doctor know about this.

Over dosage of Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s can cause brain problems (cerebral irritation with fits or convulsions attack).   There is no clinical evidence of a Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s effect on the mother or baby during pregnancy. However, one should take Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s with caution. However, Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s is a pregnancy category B drug and has shown no harmful effect on both pregnant mother and fetus. Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s is excreted in the breastmilk, so the nursing mother should cautiously take Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s. This antibiotic may cause dizziness, so patients should be cautious while driving a motor vehicle or operating machinery.

Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s is not recommended for people who are allergic or hypersensitive to Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s, penicillin, or other beta-lactams 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 for increasing the number of gut flora. You can drink alcoholic beverages while taking amoxicillin, as it does not interact with Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s. Liver and kidney affected people should take Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s with caution.

Bacterial infections

You should take Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s only if your doctor has prescribed you. Tablet form of Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s tablet can be taken with or without a meal, while the suspension of Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s should be preferably taken with meal. Cefakind 500mg Tablet 10’s is available in various forms as oral tablets, oral suspension, and injections. Most of the bacterial infections get treated within one week while some conditions might take a longer time. So, you should try to complete the dose which your doctor has prescribed you for the specific bacterial infection.