Keflor 125mg/60ml

Indication

Cefaclor is a second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat respiratory tract infections (including otitis media, pharyngitis, sinusitis), urinary tract infections, and skin and soft tissue infections caused by susceptible organisms.

Ingredients

• Cefaclor

Direction

Children: Standard dose 20–40 mg/kg/day divided every 8–12 hours. For the 125 mg/5 mL suspension, measure dose carefully using the provided measure. Reconstitute as per instructions, shake well before each use.

Side effects

• Diarrhea
• nausea
• vomiting.
• Skin rash
• urticaria.
• Serum sickness
• like reactions.
• Elevated liver enzymes.
• Eosinophilia.
• Rarely: pseudomembranous colitis.

Precautions

• Do not use in patients with hypersensitivity to cephalosporins.
• Use with caution in patients with penicillin allergy.
• Reduce dose in severe renal impairment.
• Prolonged use may cause superinfection.
• May cause false
• positive Coombs test.
• Serum sickness
• like reactions have been reported (arthralgia
• skin rash
• fever).