Tablet Presentation
Each uncoated tablet contains:
Cefixime Trihydrate IP 200 mg
Eq. to Anhydrous Cefixime
Ornidazole IP 500 mg
Cefixime as Trihydrate is an oral third generation cephalosporin antibiotic. Chemically, it is (6R,7R)-7-{[2-(2-amino-1,3- thiazol-4-yl)-2-(carboxymethoxyimino) acetyl]amino}-3- ethenyl-8-oxo-5-thia-1-azabicyclo-[4.2.0]oct-2-ene-2- carboxylic acid, clinically used in the treatment of susceptible infections including gonorrhoea, otitis media, pharyngitis, lower respiratory-tract infections such as bronchitis, and urinary-tract infections.
Ornidazole belongs to a group of medicines called anti-protozoals. It is used to treat infections caused by protozoa such as amoebiasis, trichomonasis.
(Amebiasis is an intestinal illness that's typically transmitted when someone eats or drinks something that's contaminated with a microscopic parasite called Entamoeba histolytica (E. histolytica). The parasite is an amoeba, a single-celled organism. That's how the illness got its name — amebiasis.
Indications and Usage
- Chronic Bronchitis
- Lung Infection
- Throat Infection
- Urinary Tract infections
- Protozoan Infection like Trichomoniasis
- Hepatic and intestinal Amoebiasis
- Amoebic Liver Abscess
Amebic liver abscess is caused by Entamoeba histolytica, the same parasite that causes amebiasis , an intestinal infection that is also called amebic dysentery. After an infection has occurred, the parasite may be carried by the blood from the intestines to the liver.
Mechanism of Action
Cefixime
Cefixime Trihydrate stops bacteria from multiplying by preventing bacteria from forming the cell wall that surround them because Cefixime is bactericidal beta-lactam antibiotic and it disrupt the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of bacterial cell walls. The peptidoglycan layer is important for cell wall structural integrity and it protect bacteria from their environment and to keep the contents of the bacterial cell together so without a cell wall bacteria cannot survive and die.
Ornidazole
Ornidazole is a 5-nitroimidazole derivative active against protozoa and anaerobic bacteria. It is converted to reduction products that interact with DNA to cause destruction of helical DNA structure and strand leading to a protein synthesis inhibition and cell death in susceptible organisms.
Side Effects
Cefixime Trihydrate and Ornidazole tablet side effects are common and usually only mild.If, however, any persist, worsen, or bothersome, inform your physician:
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
Contraindications
Cefixime Trihydarte
It is contraindicated in patients with known allergy to the cephalosporin group of antibiotics.
Ornidazole
It is contraindicated in persons with a history of hypersensitivity associated with the use of Ornidazole.