3rd-generation cephalosporin
Cefixime
- Brands
- 5
- Forms
- Capsule 200/400 mg, Suspension, Capsule 400 mg, Syrup 100 mg/5 mL
- Used in
- 13 protocols
- Status
- Not verified
Brand list not yet checked by a pharmacist. Confirm in the DRAP registered-drugs database.
Indications
- Used for
- Oral step-down or alternative in enteric fever and respiratory/urinary infections.
- Pakistan note
- Rising resistance in Salmonella Typhi; not reliable as a sole agent in XDR typhoid.
Brands in Pakistan
Cefspan
Cefim
Caricef
Tixomer
Cefiget