Category:
Antibiotics and Antiviral Preparations
Standard:
N;
Cefixime is an antibiotic useful to treat a number of bacterial infections. This includes otitis media, strep throat,pneumonia, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and Lyme disease.
Cefixime treats infections of the:
Ear: Otitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Streptococcus pyogenes.
Sinuses: Sinusitis.
Throat: Tonsillitis, pharyngitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes.
Chest and lungs: Bronchitis, pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.
It is also used to treat typhoid fever.
Strength: 50mg; 0.1g