Drug Status in USA : Approved Drug Status in Canada : Approved
Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?
Gram positve bacteria, H-influenzae, E-coli, Proteus, Salmonella and Shigella, Strep.viridans, pneumococci, gonococci and meningococci. Urinary tract infections. Respiratory tract infections. Meningitis. Gonorrhoea. Cholecystitis. Subacute bacterial endocarditis. Septicaemias and mixed infections.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient Hypersensitivity. Infectious mononucleosis.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Renal failure. Patients with lymphatic leukaemia or HIV infections. Pregnancy and lactation.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?