EPICOCILLIN 500mg price in UAE

Overview

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This medicine contains an important and useful components, as it consists of Ampicillin.
EPICOCILLIN 500mg is available in the market in concentration 500mg/Capsule and in the form of Capsules (Hard Gelatin).

EGYPTIAN INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES CO. (E.I.P.I.Co.) is the producer of EPICOCILLIN 500mg and it is imported from EGYPT, The most popular alternatives of EPICOCILLIN 500mg are listed downward .

Mode Of Action

Ampicillin exerts bactericidal action on both gm+ve and gm-ve organisms. Its spectrum includes gm+ve organisms eg, S pneumoniae and other Streptococci, L monocytogenes and gm-ve bacteria eg, M catarrhalis, N gonorrhoea, N meningitidis, E coli, P mirabilis, Salmonella, Shigella, and H influenzae. Ampicillin exerts its action by inhibiting the synthesis of bacterial cell wall.

Indication

Bacterial infections
Endocarditis
Typhoid fever
Community-acquired pneumonia
Uncomplicated gonorrhea
Susceptible infections
Bacterial meningitis
Paratyphoid fever
Septicaemia
Intrapartum prophylaxis against group B streptococcal infections

Precaution

Renal failure; patients with lymphatic leukaemia or HIV infections; pregnancy and lactation. Lactation: Excreted in breast milk, use caution

Side Effects

GI upset
nausea
vomiting
diarrhoea; blood dyscrasias; urticaria
exfoliative dermatitis
rash; fever
seizures; interstitial nephritis. Potentially Fatal: Anaphylactic shock; pseudomembranous colitis; neuromuscular hypersensitivity; electrolyte imbalance.

Contra indication

Hypersensitivity; infectious mononucleosis.

Pregnancy and lactation

Pregnancy category: B

Animal reproduction studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus and there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women OR Animal studies have shown an adverse effect, but adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus in any trimester.

Interaction

May reduce the efficacy of OC. May alter INR while on warfarin and phenindione. May reduce the efficacy of oral typhoid vaccines. May reduce the excretion of methotrexate. Reduced excretion w/ probenecid and sulfinpyrazone, resulting to increased risk of toxicity. Allopurinol increases ampicillin-induced skin reactions. Reduced absorption w/ chloroquine. Bacteriostatic antibacterials (e.g. erythromycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline) may interfere w/ the bactericidal action of ampicillin.