Some pathogenic bacteria are able to mutate and acquire resistance even to potent antibiotics. In such cases, it is necessary to use more effective antimicrobial agents with the widest possible spectrum of activity. Such medicines include Suprax tablets. They are produced in a dosage of 400 mg, in the form of pale orange oblong pills with a risk in the center and a strawberry smell.
Composition and indications of tablets Suprax Solutab
The presented drug is an antibiotic-cephalosporin of the 3rd generation.
The actin ingredient of the drug is cefixime trihydrate. Auxiliary components:
- low-substituted giprolose;
- microcrystalline cellulose;
- povidone;
- magnesium stearate;
- colloidal silicon dioxide;
- calcium tricasquihydrate saccharinate;
- yellow dye "Sunset Sunset";
- flavoring "Strawberry".
These additional substances provide good solubility of tablets in water, so they can not only swallow and drink, but also prepare a solution. Pills are sweet to the taste and smell nice.
The main action of Supraxa is provided by cefixime. This antibiotic breaks down the synthesis processes in the cell walls of pathogenic microorganisms. The drug has a broad spectrum of activity, it is effective against almost all aerobic and anaerobic Gram-positive and Gram-negative microbes, including strains resistant to other similar medicines.
Indications for the purpose of the tablets considered are infectious diseases, provoked by bacterial pathogens:
- acute bronchitis ;
- pharyngitis;
- Streptococcal tonsillitis;
- relapses of chronic bronchitis;
- sinusitis ;
- uncomplicated gonorrhea;
- acute otitis media;
- shigellosis;
- urinary and genital tract infections without complications;
- microbial pathology of the cervix;
- tonsillopharyngitis.
Dosages and recommended amount of tablets Suprax Solutab
Adults with a body weight of more than 50 kg are recommended to take the first whole pill (400 mg) per day. You can drink it once or divide by 2 times.
At weight less than 50 kg should take 200 mg of cefix (0.5 tablets).
The course of treatment depends on the type of infectious disease:
- pathology of the upper and lower respiratory tract - 7-15 days;
- diseases of the urinary tract and the reproductive system - 3-7 days;
- gonorrhea without complications - a single dose (400 mg).
It is worth noting that even the complete disappearance of the symptoms of the disease should continue to use dispersible suprax tablets for another 2-3 days. This ensures the consolidation of the results obtained and helps to avoid relapse of pathology. The pill can be swallowed whole, washed down with clean water, or dissolved in a glass, preparing a sweet solution.
Contraindications of soluble tablets Suprax 400
Despite the high effectiveness of the drug, he has very few contraindications:
- intolerance to penicillins and cephalosporins;
- increased individual sensitivity to the auxiliary components of the drug.
Suprax can be prescribed even to pregnant women and patients in old age, but with caution. Also, preliminary consultation with a specialist is necessary if there is a history of colitis and renal insufficiency.
It is better to drink capsules or tablets Suprax, and what distinguishes them?
There is no significant difference between the described form of antibiotic and capsules in the gelatinous membrane. Therefore, it is up to the person himself, together with the treating doctor, to decide in what form to buy Supraks.
The only feature of the capsules is that they can not be taken to patients suffering from kidney failure, with a creatinine clearance less than 60 ml / min. In such cases it is better to buy tablets or other medicinal forms of antibiotic.