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Generation of cepalosporins
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What is Cefadroxil
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Cephalosporin first generation
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What is the dosage given to patients
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Children and adult weight more 40kg 1-2g per day divided by 2 doses a day
Children <40kg=25mg/kg/day divided by 2doses a day |
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Side effects of cephalosporin
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Allergic hypersensitivity
Nephrotoxic Thrombocytopenia |
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Mechanism of action
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Beta lactam bacteriostatic
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What generation is Cefixime?
What is the dosage given? |
1)4th generation
2)Dosage @Adult and children>30 kg: 50-100mg twice daily may be increase to 200mg twice daily-severe cases. @Children dry syrup: 1.5-3mg/kg wt twice daily(100mg/5ml dry syrup) @typhoid fever in children 10-15 mg/kg wt/day for 2 weeks |
