Brand Name: Procef 500
Manufacturer: Incepta Pharmaceuticals Limited
Indications
Procef (Cefradine) is indicated for the treatment of the following infections when caused by susceptible organisms:
The upper and lower respiratory tract infections: pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis media, tonsillitis, laryngo-tracheo-bronchitis, acute and chronic bronchitis, lobar and chronic bronchopneumonia.
Urinary tract infections: cystitis, urethritis, pyelonephritis.
Skin and soft tissue infections: abscess, cellulitis, furunculosis and impetigo.
Surgical prophylaxis: Surgical procedures associated with high risk of disastrous consequences of infections. Procef is also of value where postoperative infections would be disastrous and where patients have a reduced host resistance to bacterial infection. Protection is best ensured by achieving adequate local tissue concentrations at the time when contaminations are likely to occur. Thus, Procef should be administered immediately prior to surgery and continued during the postoperative period.
Side Effects
Rarely Cefradine may induce a hypersensitivity reaction and gastrointestinal disturbances which include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, glossitis, heartburn, dizziness, abdominal pain, candidial overgrowth, vaginitis, skin rashes, urticaria, joint pain and oedema. As with other cephalosporin mild transient eosinophilia, leucopenia, neutropenia and rarely positive direct coombs test and pseudomembraneous colitis have been reported.
Precautions
There is evidence of partial cross-allergenicity between penicillins and cephalosporins. Therefore Cefradine should be used with caution in patients with known hypersensitivity to penicillins.
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Contraindications
Patients with known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics.
Use in Pregnancy & Lactation
No teratogenicity has been demonstrated in animals, but safety in pregnancy has not been established. Cefradine is excreted in the breast milk and should be used with caution in lactating mothers.
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