Stercef 200mg Tablet

Description

Stercef 200mg Tablet is an antibiotic medicine used to treat bacterial infections in your body. It is effective in infections of the lungs( eg. pneumonia), ear, urinary tract, skin and soft tissues, bones and joints, blood and heart. It is also used to prevent infections during surgery. Stercef 200mg Tablet fights and stops the growth of many types of bacteria. This helps to improve your symptoms and cure the underlying infection. Your doctor will decide the correct dose for you. You should use this medicine regularly at evenly spaced intervals as per the schedule prescribed by your doctor. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Stopping the medicine too early may lead to the infection returning or worsening. The most common side effects of this medicine include diarrhea, rash, changes in liver function tests, and decreased blood cells. These side effects are usually mild but let your doctor know if they bother you or last more than a few days. Before using it, you should tell your doctor if you are allergic to any antibiotics, and if you have any liver or kidney problems. You should also let your healthcare team know all other medicines you are taking as they may affect, or be affected by this medicine. Pregnant and breastfeeding mothers should consult their doctor before using it.

Introduction

In Treatment of Bacterial infections Stercef 200mg Tablet is the injection form of a versatile antibiotic medicine that works by stopping the growth of infection-causing bacteria in your body. It is often injected by a doctor or a nurse either into a vein or a muscle. This medicine is used to treat many different types of infections such as those of the brain (meningitis), lungs (pneumonia), ear, abdomen, urinary tract, bones and joints, skin, blood, and heart. This medicine usually makes you feel better within a few days. Follow your doctor's instructions carefully to get maximum benefit.

Benefits

Stercef 200mg Tablet is an antibiotic. It kills the bacteria by preventing them from forming the bacterial protective covering (cell wall) which is needed for them to survive.

How to use

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Stercef 200mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

Safety Advice

- Alcohol : SAFE - Consuming alcohol with Stercef 200mg Tablet does not cause any harmful side effects. - Pregnancy : SAFE IF PRESCRIBED - Stercef 200mg Tablet is safe to use during pregnancy. Most studies have shown low or no risk to the developing baby. - Breast feeding : CAUTION - Stercef 200mg Tablet should be used with caution during breastfeeding. Breastfeeding should be held until the treatment of the mother is completed and the drug is eliminated from her body. - Driving : UNSAFE - Stercef 200mg Tablet may decrease alertness, affect your vision or make you feel sleepy and dizzy. Do not drive if these symptoms occur. - Kidney : SAFE IF PRESCRIBED - Stercef 200mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Stercef 200mg Tablet is recommended. However, inform your doctor if you have any underlying kidney disease. - Liver : CAUTION - Stercef 200mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with severe liver disease. Dose adjustment of Stercef 200mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor. Dose adjustment of Stercef 200mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with mild to moderate liver disease.