Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg Oral Suspension
Product Info
Prescription required | Yes |
Marketer | Alkem Laboratories Ltd |
Active Ingredient | Cefpodoxime Proxetil (50mg) + Clavulanic Acid (31.25mg) |
Storage | Store below 30°C |
Habit Forming | No |
Therapeutic Class | ANTI INFECTIVES |
User Rating | 4.8 |
User Reviews | 442 |
FAQ
Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg Oral Suspension 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 Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg Oral Suspension Works
How to Use Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg Oral Suspension
Benefits of Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg Oral Suspension
- In Treatment of Respiratory tract infection: Respiratory tract infections are those infections that can affect the sinuses, throat, airways or lungs. Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg 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 Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg Oral Suspension
- Treatment of Respiratory tract infection
Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg Oral Suspension Side Effects
Safety Tips
Quick Tips
- Never give Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg 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.
- 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.
- Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg may cause a bitter taste. Eating citrus fruit or sipping plenty of water or fruit juice may help.
- Take it with food and plenty of fluids to avoid an upset stomach.
- Diarrhea may occur as a side effect. Taking probiotics along with Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg may help. Talk to your doctor if you notice bloody stools or develop abdominal cramps.
- Finish the prescribed course, even if you start to feel better. Stopping it early may make the infection come back and harder to treat.
- Do not give Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg to treat common cold and flu-like symptoms caused by viruses.
- Stop taking Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg 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.
- Stop Clavpod 50mg/31.25mg immediately if your child develops an itchy rash, facial swelling, or breathing difficulty. Report to the doctor without any delay.