Cephradine

Cephradine is a first generation, semisynthetic analogue of natural cephalosporin antibiotic. Cephalosporins are derivatives of 7-aminocephalosporic acid and are closely related to penicillins in structure. Cephalosporins have a six membered sulfur containing ring adjoining a β lactam ring. Cephradine is effective against gram positive and gram negative bacterias. Administered orally or by intramuscularly or by intravenous injection. Antibiotics require constant drug level in body for therapeutic effect. This is achieved by taking the medication at regular interval of time throughout the day and night as prescribed. Cephradine is important to take the drug for the full time period as prescribed. If you discontinue the therapy, it may result in ineffective treatment.


Brands
SEFLOR SEFLOR SEFLOR SEFLOR ATCOSEF ATCOSEF ATCOSEF ATCOSEF LINADINE LINADINE LINADINE LINADINE ADA-CEF ADA-CEF ADA-CEF ADA-CEF MEOCEAF MEOCEAF MEOCEAF MEOCEAF BENECIF BENECIF BENECIF BENECIF SEFRIN SEFRIN SEFRIN SEFRIN SEFRIN SEFRIN SEFRIN KAFNASE KAFNASE CEFRINEX CEFRINEX CEFRINEX CEFRINEX CEFRINEX CEFRINEX CEFRINEX MONOCEF MONOCEF MONOCEF MONOCEF MONOCEF MONOCEF DOSEF DOSEF DOSEF DOSEF DOSEF DOSEF CEPH-1 CEPH-1 CEPH-1 CEPH-1 CEPH-1 CEPH-1 CEPTIN CEPTIN CEPTIN CEPTIN CEPTIN CEPTIN CEPTIN MAVECEF MAVECEF MAVECEF MAVECEF MAVECEF CEFAPRO CEFAPRO CEFAPRO CEFAPRO VERCEF VERCEF VERCEF VERCEF ROUSCEF ROUSCEF ROUSCEF ROUSCEF ROUSCEF ROUSCEF ROUSCEF VELOSEF VELOSEF VELOSEF VELOSEF VELOSEF VELOSEF VELOSEF PATHICURE PATHICURE PATHICURE PATHICURE PATHICURE PATHICURE PATHICURE GEOSEF GEOSEF GEOSEF GEOSEF GEOSEF GEOSEF GEOSEF FLOSEF FLOSEF FLOSEF FLOSEF CEFATIL CEFATIL CEFATIL CEFATIL CEFATIL VALODIN VALODIN VALODIN VALODIN VALODIN VALODIN VALODIN VALODIN VALODIN MEGASEF MEGASEF KAYSEF KAYSEF KAYSEF KAYSEF KAYSEF KAYSEF DICEF DICEF DICEF DICEF DICEF DICEF VERICEF VERICEF VERICEF VERICEF VERICEF VERICEF VERICEF FEBCOTIN FEBCOTIN FEBCOTIN CEPHRADINE BP CEFROL CEFROL CEPHRADINE ULTRACEF ULTRACEF HICEF HICEF HICEF HICEF MACRADINE MACRADINE MACRADINE MACRADINE LIBROCEF LIBROCEF LIBROCEF LIBROCEF VEFRADIN VEFRADIN VEFRADIN VEFRADIN VEFRADIN VEFRADIN VEFRADIN OCTADIN OCTADIN OCTADIN OCTADIN OCTADIN OCTADIN OCTADIN CEFADINE CEFADINE CEFADINE CEFADINE CEFADINE CEFADINE CEFADINE VELOMED VELOMED VELOMED VELOMED VELOMED VELOMED VELOMED CEFADIN CEFADIN CEFADIN CEFADIN CEFADIN CEFADIN CEFADIN SURESEF ANASEF ANASEF ANASEF ANASEF ANASEF ANASEF ANASEF ANASEF ANASEF TEFRA TEFRA TEFRA TEFRA ORTACEF ORTACEF ORTACEF ORTACEF ORTACEF NIFT NIFT NIFT NIFT NENSIF NENSIF NENSIF NENSIF NENSIF NENSIF SINCEF SINCEF SINCEF SINCEF CEPHRIDE CEPHRIDE CEPHRIDE CEPHRIDE INFEXIN INFEXIN INFEXIN INFEXIN INFEXIN INFEXIN INFEXIN DYNACEF DYNACEF DYNACEF DYNACEF DYNACEF DYNACEF DYNACEF POLYCEF POLYCEF POLYCEF POLYCEF POLYCEF POLYCEF AVADINE AVADINE AVADINE AVADINE ORACEFAL ORACEFAL ORACEFAL ORACEFAL CEPADIN CEPADIN CEPADIN CEPADIN FOSTRUM FOSTRUM FOSTRUM FOSTRUM CARREL-C CARREL-C CARREL-C CARREL-C ZOROMED ZOROMED ZOROMED ZOROMED FORTE RAKASEF VELORA VELORA VELORA VELORA CEFCARE CEFCARE CEFCARE CEFCARE CEFCARE CEFCARE INACEF INACEF INACEF INACEF INACEF INACEF CEFTOP CEFTOP CEFTOP AG-CEPH AG-CEPH AG-CEPH AG-CEPH AG-CEPH AG-CEPH AG-CEPH BIOCEF BIOCEF BIOCEF BIOCEF BIOCEF BIOCEF BIOCEF ZEEFRA ZEEFRA ZEEFRA ZEEFRA CEFMOR CEFMOR CEFMOR CEFMOR CERADIN CERADIN CERADIN CERADIN CERADIN CERADIN CERADIN UNESEF UNESEF TAGACEF TAGACEF TAGACEF T-SEF BACTOCEF BACTOCEF BACTOCEF BACTOCEF AMSPOR AMSPOR AMSPOR AMSPOR AMSPOR FORTE CEPHAGEN-1 CEPHAGEN-1 CEPHAGEN-1 CEPHAGEN-1 CEPHAGEN-1 CEPHAGEN-1 CEPHAGEN-1 CEPHGEN-1 CEPHGEN-1 CEPHGEN-1 CEPHGEN-1 CEPHGEN-1 CEPHGEN-1 CEPHRIL CEPHRIL CEPHRIL CEPHRIL KEFRIL KEFRIL KEFRIL KEFRIL AKSOSEF AKSOSEF AKSOSEF AKSOSEF AKSOSEF AKSOSEF AKSOSEF VELOREX VELOREX VELOREX VELOREX TAVICEF TAVICEF TAVICEF TAVICEF DELCEF DELCEF DELCEF DELCEF ENCEPH ENCEPH ENCEPH ENCEPH ENCEPH ELDINE ELDINE ELDINE ROCKCEF ROCKCEF ROCKCEF CEPHRADIN ULTRASEF ULTRASEF ULTRASEF MB-DIN MB-DIN KARSAAZ WELLCEF WELLCEF WELLCEF RI-CEF RI-CEF RI-CEF RI-CEF CEFRAMED CEFRAMED CEFRAMED CEFRAMED CEFRAMED CEFRAMED FORTE ZEFLIN ZEFLIN ZEFLIN ZEFLIN V-SEF V-SEF V-SEF V-SEF V-SEF V-SEF V-SEF STARDIN STARDIN STARDIN STARDIN STARDIN STARDIN STARDIN ARAXIN ARAXIN ARAXIN EROCEF EROCEF EROCEF EROCEF KEMYCEPH KEMYCEPH KEMYCEPH KEMYCEPH CEPHAXIN CEPHAXIN CEPHAXIN ZEFRADIN ZEFRADIN PLANEX PLANEX PLANEX SHELOCEF SHELOCEF GENACEF GENACEF GENACEF CAYDINE CAYDINE CAYDINE CAYDINE NAFRADIN NAFRADIN NAFRADIN NAFRADIN NAFRADIN NAFRADIN NAFRADIN BROCEF BROCEF BROCEF BROCEF BROCEF BROCEF BROCEF SAVEMED SAVEMED SAVEMED SAVEMED SAVEMED SAVEMED SAVEMED PORSI PORSI CEFHEIM CEFHEIM CEFHEIM CEPHRASCOT CEPHRASCOT CEPHRASCOT CEPHRASCOT BIODINE BIODINE BIODINE BIODINE OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL OPTIONAL JAFZEN JAFZEN JAFZEN JAFZEN IPRACEPH IPRACEPH IPRACEPH IPRACEPH IPRACEPH VISOCEPH VISOCEPH VISOCEPH VISOCEPH VISOCEPH VISOCEPH CEPHRACID CEPHRACID CEPHRACID CEPHRACID CEHRIN CEHRIN CEHRIN CEHRIN CEFRESH CEFRESH CEFRESH CEFRESH CEFRESH CEFRESH CEFRESH EVERDIN EVERDIN EVERDIN DINFRADIN DINFRADIN RODIN RODIN MERRIC MERRIC MERRIC MERRIC ZALOCEF ZALOCEF ZALOCEF ZALOCEF LECEPH LECEPH LECEPH LECEPH LECEPH RELOSEF RELOSEF RELOSEF RELOSEF NEURADINE NEURADINE NEURADINE NEURADINE NEURADINE NEURADINE NEURADINE SYNDIN SYNDIN SYNDIN SYNDIN CEPHADIN CEPHADIN CEPSAFE CEPSAFE CEPSAFE CEPSAFE CEFSAFE CEFSAFE RADINE RADINE RADINE RADINE RADINE SO-CEPH SO-CEPH SO-CEPH SO-CEPH VG-DIN VG-DIN VG-DIN VG-DIN GLIFDIN GLIFDIN GLIFDIN GLIFDIN DARPHIN DARPHIN DARPHIN DARPHIN DARPHIN VARDIN VARDIN VARDIN VARDIN VARDIN VARDIN VARDIN ANTIMIC ANTIMIC ANTIMIC ANTIMIC LOWCEF LOWCEF LOWCEF LOWCEF LOWCEF LOWCEF LOWCEF CEPHCEF CEPHCEF CEPHCEF CEPHCEF CEPHCEF CEPHCEF CEPHCEF CEFRADIN CEFRADIN CEFRADIN CEFRADIN CEPHRADIN CEPHRADIN CEPHRADIN CEPHRADIN VALUED VALUED VALUED CEFBEN CEFBEN CEFBEN CEFBEN UNIDEN UNIDEN VINCEF VINCEF VINCEF VINCEF VINCEF VINCEF SABACEF SABACEF SABACEF ZINTACEF ZINTACEF ZINTACEF ZINTACEF ZINTACEF ZINTACEF ZINTACEF RESCATER RESCATER RESCATER RESCATER VIOCEF VIOCEF VIOCEF VIOCEF CHROCEF CHROCEF CHROCEF CEPHAGRAY CEPHAGRAY CEPHAGRAY CEPHAGRAY HANCEF HANCEF HANCEF HANCEF KOMBAT KOMBAT KOMBAT KOMBAT WADIN WADIN WADIN WADIN WADIN WADIN WADIN MAKDINE MAKDINE MAKDINE MAKDINE MAKDINE MAKDINE MAKDINE VALOPRIN VALOPRIN VALOPRIN VALOPRIN ABIDINE ABIDINE ABIDINE ABIDINE ULTRACEF DRY POWDER SUSPENSION OTTOCEF OTTOCEF OTTOCEF OTTOCEF QUIN-SAFE QUIN-SAFE QUIN-SAFE QUIN-SAFE TEXODINE TEXODINE TEXODINE TEXODINE TEXODINE TEXODINE BECTOCEF BECTOCEF BECTOCEF BECTOCEF HEALCEF HEALCEF HEALCEF HEALCEF CARAPIME CARAPIME CARADINE CARADINE CARADINE WISDINE WISDINE WISDINE WISDINE WISDINE WISDINE EPHASEF EPHASEF EPHASEF EPHASEF EPHASEF EPHASEF EPHASEF GOODCEF GOODCEF GOODCEF GOODCEF C-CEPHRA C-CEPHRA C-CEPHRA C-CEPHRA C-CEPHRA VELOADVAN VELOADVAN VELOADVAN VELOADVAN VICODIN VICODIN VICODIN MARICEF MARICEF LEFDRIN LEFDRIN LEFDRIN LEFDRIN LEFDRIN LEFDRIN LEFDRIN CEFRA CEFRA CEFRA CEFRAFASS CEFRAFASS CEFRAFASS CEFRAFASS CUROCEF CUROCEF CUROCEF ASTEDYN ASTEDYN ASTEDYN ASTEDYN ASTEDYN ASTEDYN ASTEDYN NICEF NICEF NICEF NICEF NICEF NICEF NICEF ARADINE ARADINE ARADINE ARADINE ARADINE ARADINE ARADINE CEPHYR CEPHYR CEPHYR CEPHYR CEPHYR CEPHYR CEPHYR STRODINE STRODINE STRODINE STRODINE STRODINE STRODINE STRODINE ALOSEF ALOSEF ALOSEF ALOSEF ALOSEF ALOSEF ALOSEF PIOCEF VELODINE VELODINE PRAYCEPH PRAYCEPH PRAYCEPH PRAYCEPH SEDINE SEDINE WEFRADIN WEFRADIN WEFRADIN WEFRADIN WABOCEF WABOCEF SELOVEF SELOVEF SELOVEF Agrodine Agrodine Agrodine Agrodine
Adult Dose
Dose: 1 to 2 g
Single Dose: 1.5 (1.5)
Frequency: As recommended.
Route: IM
Instructions:
Neonatal
Dose: 6.3 to 12.5 mg/kg
Single Dose: 9.4 (9.4)
Frequency: 6 hourly
Route: oral
Instructions:
Paedriatic
Dose: 50 to 100 mg/kg
Single Dose: 75 (75)
Frequency: As recommended.
Route: IV/IM
Instructions: For Paeds of All Ages . given in 4 divided doses .This dose is for severe infections.(to maximum of
Characteristics
Cephradine also known as Cefradine. . It is of Semi Synthetic origin and belongs to Cephalosporin. It belongs to Peptidoglycan synthesis inhibitor pharmacological group on the basis of mechanism of action and also classified in Antibiotic, Cephalosporin pharmacological group.The Molecular Weight of Cephradine is 349.40. Its pKa is 2.6, 7.3.
Contraindications
Cephradine is contraindicated in conditions like Hypersensitivity.
Effects
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Cephradine, which give rise to further complications include Pseudomembranous colitis, Hypersensitivity reactions, Seizures, Superinfection.Cephradine produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Thrombophelebitis, Anaphylactic reactions. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Cephradine therapy.The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Cephradine include Nausea, Convulsions, Severe diarrhea.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Cephradine are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Nausea, Diarrhea, Skin rashes, Vaginitis, Local pain.
Indications
Cephradine is primarily indicated in conditions like Bone and joint infection, Genitourinary tract infections, Lower respiratory tract infections, Pharyngitis, Pneumonia, Prostatitis, Respiratory tract infections, Skin infections, Soft tissue infections, Surgical prophylaxis, Tonsillitis, Upper respiratory tract infections, and can also be given in adjunctive therapy as an alternative drug of choice in Bacterial infections.
Interactions
Cephradine is known to interact with other drugs, the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementEthacrynic AcidFrusemide or FurosemideConcomitant administeration leads to nephrotoxicityGentamicinNetilmicin (Sulphate)Pivmecillinam (HCl)Simultaneous administration of other Cephradine with Pivmecillinam (HCl) Tablets may produce a synergistic effect.ProbenecidProtamine (Sulphate)Protamine sulfate has been shown to be incompatible with Cephradine.Tobramycin These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
Interfrence
False positive reactions to Fehlings or Benedicts Reagents
Risks
Drug should not be given to Paediatrics, Pregnant Mothers, patients suffering from Kidney dysfunction, and patients suffering from Liver Malfunction.If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
Inj Store Below 40°C. Protect from Sunlight. Syrup, Caps Store in a well closed container, at room temperature, Below 30°C. Protect from Sunlight and Moisture.
Warnings
Cephradine should be used with caution in patients with impaired kidney or liver function. Appropriate measure should be taken if secondary infection occurs.
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