Lyme disease

Active Ingredient: Cefuroxime

Indication for Cefuroxime

Population group: only newborns (0 - 40 days old) , infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old)

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

30 mg/kg in 2 doses daily

Route of admnistration

Oral

Defined daily dose

30 - 30 mg per kg of body weight

Dosage regimen

From 15 To 15 mg per kg of body weight 2 time(s) per day every day for 14 day(s)

Detailed description

15 mg/kg twice daily to a maximum of 250 mg twice daily for 14 days (10 to 21 days).

Dosage considerations

It should be taken after food for optimum absorption.

Active ingredient

Cefuroxime

Cefuroxime inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis following attachment to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs). This results in the interruption of cell wall (peptidoglycan) biosynthesis, which leads to bacterial cell lysis and death.

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