Duricef

Duricef product description

Duricef is an antibacterial drug, a broad spectrum of action that fights opposed to beta-hemolytic streptococci, staphylococci, and other bacteria. The main active substance of the drug is Cefadroxil.

The remedy is taken once or twice a day, depending on the severity of the symptoms of the transferred occasion.

The medical product is noteworthy in that it is very quickly absorbed into the body and actively begins to fight with different illnesses.

Duricef is prescribed to treat viruses of the upper and lower respiratory tract (pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and others), skin and soft tissues, the genitourinary system; osteomyelitis and septic arthritis. The period of remedy must be continued no less than 48-72 hours after the disappearance of signs of the virus, in severe cases, treatment should be at least 10 days. In particularly severe conditions, therapy should last at least 4 or 6 weeks.

Duricef safety information

Duricef is strictly not allowed for people who suffer from hypersensitivity to the components of the remedy, as this enlarges the risk of illnesses within the patient's body.

In addition, people with an allergy to penicillin also cannot take Duricef.

In such cases, patients could experience allergic symptoms and other disorders in the body, which is why the drug is strictly not allowed to such people. In order to understand if you have a special sensitivity to Duricef, before starting intaking pharmaceutical product specialists carry out all the necessary tests to regulate the scale of the risk of admission for a particular person. People with damaged renal function and colitis have to take special care with the pharmaceutical since there is a possible risk of various complication. For protection, it is needed to perform tests before the start of taking the remedy, as well as to monitor the kidneys during the period of remedy by Duricef.

Because the drug can seep into the placenta and breast milk, the doctor has to compare the advantages and probable damage for the future mother before prescribing Duricef. Breastfeeding has to be stopped at the time of taking the medicine.

It will be useful to know that if you take Duricef in powder, the dissolved liquid can be stored for up to 7 days at room temperature and 14 days in the refrigerator.

Overdose

It is needed to strictly adhere to the dose of the pharmaceutical product that your therapist chose for you. Otherwise, you have an opportunity of getting such side conditions as nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, fainting, coma and impaired liver function.

In case of an overdose, it is necessary to immediately rinse the stomach and call for emergency medical attention. Hemodialysis is used in especially dangerous situations of overdose.

Duricef side effects

If you find the occurrence of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, transient neutropenia, enlarged serum transaminase activity, genital vaginitis, itching, pseudomembranous colitis, allergic diseases (skin rash, urticaria, vascular edema), stop taking the drug and consult a doctor for the elimination of side effects. The specialist can either reduce the dose you take Duricef, or change it on another drug.