CEDAX SUSPENSION Rx
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CEDAX SUSPENSION
Bacterial infections  Only 4 drugs may be compared at once

Generic Name and Formulations:
Ceftibuten (as dihydrate) 90mg/5mL; pwd for oral susp; cherry flavor.
Company:
Pernix Therapeutics

Select therapeutic use: Bacterial infections
Indications for CEDAX SUSPENSION:
Susceptible mild-to-moderate acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis, acute bacterial otitis media, and pharyngitis/tonsillitis.

Adult:
Take susp on an empty stomach; caps may be taken without regard to meals. Treat for 10 days. 400mg once daily. Renal impairment: Creatinine clearance (CrCl) 30–49mL/min: 200mg (or 4.5mg/kg) every 24 hrs; CrCl 5–29mL/min: 100mg (or 2.25mg/kg) every 24 hrs. Coincide a dose for the end of hemodialysis.

Children:
Take susp on an empty stomach; caps may be taken without regard to meals. Treat for 10 days. <6 months: not recommended. ≥6 months: (otitis media or pharyngitis/tonsillitis): ≤45kg: 9mg/kg (max 400mg) once daily; >45kg: 400mg once daily.

Warnings/Precautions:
Penicillin or other drug allergy. History of GI disease (esp. colitis). Renal dysfunction. Elderly. Labor & delivery. Pregnancy (Cat.B). Nursing mothers.

See Also:
CEDAX

Pharmacological Class:
Cephalosporin.

Adverse Reactions:
GI upset, headache, dizziness.

How Supplied:
Caps—20, 100; Susp 90mg/5mL—30mL, 60mL, 90mL, 120mL