Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet

Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet is an antibiotic medicine that treats bacterial infections that may affect your child’s eyes, ears, nose, throat, lungs, skin, bone and joints, gastrointestinal tract, and urinary tract. It can also be used in treating typhoid fever in children and adolescents.

Give Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet to your child orally, preferably at a fixed time, either before or after meals. In case your child develops a stomach upset, prefer giving it with meals. The dose and duration depend upon the type and severity of the infection, your child's age, and body weight, so stick to the dose, time, and way prescribed by the doctor. If your child vomits within 30 minutes of intake, repeat the same dose but do not double dose if it's time for the next dose.

Do not give this medicine to your child in case of cold and flu symptoms. Such symptoms are almost always a result of viral infections, and antibiotics are ineffective in killing viruses. Antibiotics are given in cough and flu symptoms only when the doctor detects any underlying secondary bacterial infection.

This medicine may have some minor and temporary side effects such as vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, and allergy. These side effects will disappear once your child's body adapts to the medicine. However, if they persist or become bothersome for your child, report to the doctor without any delay.

Share your child's complete medical history with your child's doctor. Make sure the doctor knows if your child has or had any previous episode of allergy, heart problem, a 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.

• Treatment of Typhoid fever
• Treatment of Bacterial infections

Treatment of Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever spreads through the intake of contaminated food and water. Children who have typhoid and do not require hospital admission can be well managed with Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet at home because of its excellent activity against organisms that cause typhoid fever.

Treatment of Bacterial infections
Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet is a combination of two different antibiotics that work together, in different ways, to treat various bacterial infections. Cefixime works by stopping the growth of bacteria and kills them. Ofloxacin prevents multiplication and repair of infection causing bacteria and prevents further spread of the infection.

This combination medicine can be used to treat many different bacterial infections such as ear, sinus, throat, lung, urinary tract, skin and soft tissues. 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.

Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet does not pose serious side effects and is well-tolerated by children. In case the side effects do occur, they’re likely to subside once the body adapts to the medicine. Consult your child’s doctor if these side effects persist or bother your child. The most common side effects include-

Common side effects of Fixium O

• Loss of appetite
• Allergy

Severe side effects of Fixium O

• Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Hypersensitivity
• Hypereosinophilia
• Agranulocytosis (deficiency of granulocytes in the blood)
• Decreased white blood cell count (lymphocytes)
• Decreased white blood cell count (neutrophils)
• Granulocytopenia
• Hemolytic anemia
• Low blood platelets
• Thrombocytosis
• Gastrointestinal disturbance
• Increased liver enzymes
• Increased bilirubin in the blood
• Increased blood urea
• Pseudomembranous colitis
• Jaundice
• Acute renal failure
• Breathlessness
• Seizure
• Inflammation of tendons
• Tendon rupture
• Serum sickness
• Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome
• Itching
• Rash
• Drug fever
• Joint pain
• Erythema multiforme
• Stevens-Johnson syndrome
• Toxic epidermal necrolysis
• Paresthesia (tingling or pricking sensation)
• Psychotic disorder
• Visual disturbance

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Check the label for directions before use. Dissolve the powder in sterile water. Shake well and use. Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet is to be taken with food.

Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet contains two antibiotics. Cefixime works by preventing the formation of the bacterial protective covering (cell wall) while ofloxacin directly interacts with the genetic material of bacteria. As a consequence, the infection-causing bacteria stop growing further and the spread of the infection is successfully arrested.

• Your child must complete the entire course of antibiotics. Stopping too soon may cause the bacteria to multiply again, become resistant, or cause another infection.
• Give this medicine with food to avoid an upset stomach.
• Encourage your child to drink plenty of water in case diarrhea develops as a side effect.
• Do not give any calcium, magnesium, iron, vitamin, or antacid within 2 hours of taking Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet as these can affect the absorption of the medicine.
• Conditions like common cold and flu are caused by viruses. Never use this medicine for such conditions.
• Only give Ventocef-O 200mg/200mg Tablet to your child for their current infection. Never save medicine for future illnesses.
• Stop this medicine and immediately report to your child’s doctor in case your child develops an itchy rash, facial swelling, or breathing difficulties while taking this medicine.

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