Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange
Product Info
Prescription required | Yes |
Marketer | Caphap Pharmaceuticals |
Active Ingredient | Cefpodoxime Proxetil (50mg/5ml) + Clavulanic Acid (31.25mg/5ml) |
Storage | Store below 30°C |
Habit Forming | No |
Therapeutic Class | ANTI INFECTIVES |
User Rating | 4.8 |
User Reviews | 550 |
FAQ
Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange Reviews
Give this medicine to your child an hour before or two hours after meals. If your child develops a stomach upset, prefer giving it with food. Make sure to stick to the prescribed dose because it is given keeping in mind the type of infection, its severity, and the age and bodyweight of your child. In case your child gags and expels the medicine within 30 mins of intake, repeat the same dose but do not double dose if it's the time for the next dose.
Some of the minor and temporary side effects of this medicine include vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, rash, and headache. Usually, these episodes subside once your child’s body adapts to the medicine. However, if these effects persist or become bothersome for your child, call the doctor right away.
Narrate your child’s complete medical history to your child’s doctor, including any previous episodes of allergy, heart problem, blood disorder, birth defects, airway obstruction, lung anomaly, gastrointestinal problem, skin disorder, liver impairment, and kidney malfunction. This information is critical for dose alterations and for planning your child’s overall treatment.
How Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange Works
How to Use Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange
Benefits of Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange
- In Treatment of Respiratory tract infection: Respiratory tract infections are those infections that can affect the sinuses, throat, airways or lungs. Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange contains two different medicines, Cefpodoxime Proxetil and Clavulanic Acid, that work together to kill the bacteria that cause respiratory tract infections. Cefpodoxime Proxetil works by stopping the growth of bacteria. Clavulanic Acid reduces resistance and enhances the activity of Cefpodoxime Proxetil against bacteria.It usually makes you feel better within a few days, but you should continue taking it as prescribed even when you feel better to make sure that all bacteria are killed and do not become resistant.
Uses of Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange
- Treatment of Respiratory tract infection
Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange Side Effects
Safety Tips
Quick Tips
- Stop taking Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange and inform your doctor immediately if you develop an itchy rash, swelling of the face, throat or tongue or breathing difficulties while taking it.
- Complete the entire course of antibiotics. Stopping too soon may cause the bacteria to multiply again, become resistant, or cause another infection.
- Take it with food and plenty of fluids to avoid an upset stomach.
- Finish the prescribed course, even if you start to feel better. Stopping it early may make the infection come back and harder to treat.
- Diarrhea may occur as a side effect. Taking probiotics along with Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange may help. Talk to your doctor if you notice bloody stools or develop abdominal cramps.
- You have been prescribed this combination medicine to treat bacterial infections even if they have developed resistance.
- Encourage your child to drink plenty of water in case diarrhea develops as a side effect.
- Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange may cause a bitter taste. Eating citrus fruit or sipping plenty of water or fruit juice may help.
- Do not give Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange to treat common cold and flu-like symptoms caused by viruses.
- Never give Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange until and unless prescribed by the doctor. You must also never share your child’s medicine with anyone else even if they show similar symptoms.
- Stop Hapod-Clav Dry Syrup Orange immediately if your child develops an itchy rash, facial swelling, or breathing difficulty. Report to the doctor without any delay.
References
- Cefpodoxime proxetil [Product Label]. new York, NY: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company; 2013.
- University of Michigan: C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Cefpodoxime.