What is Cefadur 500mg (Cefadroxil)?

Cefadur 500mg Tablet is an antibiotic medicine used to treat bacterial infections in your body. It is effective in infections of the throat, ears, urinary tract, skin, and soft tissues. It kills bacteria, which helps to improve your symptoms and cure the infection.

Cefadur 500mg Tablet may be taken with or without food. You should take it regularly at evenly spaced intervals as per the schedule prescribed by your doctor. Taking it at the same time every day will help you to remember to take it. The dose will depend on what you are being treated for, but you should always complete a full course of this antibiotic as prescribed by your doctor. Do not stop taking it until you have finished, even when you feel better. If you stop taking it early, some bacteria may survive and the infection may come back. It will not work for viral infections such as flu or the common cold. Using any antibiotic when you do not need it can make it less effective for future infections.

How Cefadur Tablet Works

Cefadur 500mg Tablet is an antibiotic. It kills bacteria by preventing them from forming the bacterial protective covering (cell wall) which is need for them to survive.

How To Use Cefadur Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Cefadur 500mg Tablet may be take with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

Benefits Of Cefadur Tablet

In Treatment of Bacterial infections

Cefadur 500mg Tablet is an antibiotic medicine that works by killing the infection-causing bacteria in your body. It is effective for bacterial infections of the throat, ears, urinary tract, skin, and soft tissues. This medicine usually makes you feel better within a few days, but you should continue taking it as prescribed even when you feel better. Stopping it early may make the infection come back and harder to treat.

Side Effects Of Cefadur Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Cefadur

• Rash
• Vomiting
• Allergic reaction
• Stomach pain
• Nausea
• Diarrhea

What If You Forget To Take Cefadur Tablet?

If you miss a dose of Cefadur 500mg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

Warning

Alcohol

Consuming alcohol with Cefadur 500mg Tablet does not cause any harmful side effects.

Pregnancy

Cefadur 500mg Tablet is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have show low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limit human studies.

Breastfeeding

Cefadur 500mg Tablet is safe to use during breastfeeding. Human studies suggest that the drug does not pass into the breastmilk in a significant amount and is not harmful to the baby.
Avoid prolonged use of Cefadur 500 Tablet, since it may have possible effects such as rash and diarrhea.

Driving

It is not known whether Cefadur 500 Tablet alters the ability to drive. Do not drive if you experience any symptoms that affect your ability to concentrate and react.

Kidney

Cefadur 500 mg Tablet should be use with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Cefadur 500mg Tablet may be need. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

Cefadur 500 mg Tablet is probably safe to use in patients with liver disease. Limit data available suggests that dose adjustment of Cefadur 500 mg Tablet may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.

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