Source: Health Products Regulatory Authority (ZA) Revision Year: 2022 Publisher: Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd, a Sun Pharma Company, 14 Lautre Road, Stormill Ext 1, Roodepoort, 1724, South Africa
Cepodem 100 Tablets (Film-coated tablets).
Cepodem 200 Tablets (Film-coated tablets).
Cepodem Suspension 40 mg/5 ml (Powder for Oral Suspension).
| Pharmaceutical Form |
|---|
Film-coated tabletsCepodem 100 Tablets: White coloured, capsule shaped, film coated tablets imprinted with ‘RX520’ on one side in black edible ink. Cepodem 200 Tablets: White coloured, capsule shaped, film coated tablets imprinted with ‘RX521’ on one side in black edible ink. SuspensionCepodem Suspension 40 mg/5 ml: Off-white to yellow granular powder forming an off-white to yellow suspension on constitution with water. The resulting suspension has a characteristic fruity flavour. |
Each film coated tablet contains: Cefpodoxime proxetil equivalent to cefpodoxime 100 mg.
Contains sugar: Lactose anhydrous 10,0 mg.
Each film coated tablet contains: Cefpodoxime proxetil equivalent to cefpodoxime 200 mg.
Contains sugar: Lactose anhydrous 20,0 mg.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
Each 5 ml of the constituted suspension contains: Cefpodoxime proxetil equivalent to cefpodoxime 40 mg.
Preservative: Sodium benzoate 0,2% m/v.
Contains sugar: Sucrose 2,7 g; lactose anhydrous 7, 23 mg.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Cefpodoxime |
Like other beta-lactam drugs, cefpodoxime exerts antibacterial activity by binding to and inhibiting the action of certain bacterial cell wall synthetic enzymes, namely the penicillin binding proteins. |
| List of Excipients |
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Cepodem TabletsTablet core: Carboxymethyl cellulose calcium Film-coat: Propylene glycol Opadry White 03H58987 consisting of: Hypromellose Printing Ink: Opacode-S-1-17823 consisting of: Shellac Glaze Cepodem Suspension 40 mg/5 mlCarboxymethyl cellulose sodium |
Cepodem 100 Tablets: Aluminium strip pack of 10 tablets.
Cepodem 200 Tablets: Aluminium strip pack of 10 tablets.
Cepodem Suspension 40 mg/5 ml: Natural translucent HDPE bottle pack of 50 ml and 100 ml.
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals (Pty) Ltd, a Sun Pharma Company, 14 Lautre Road, Stormill Ext 1, Roodepoort, 1724, South Africa
Cepodem 100 Tablets: 36/20.1.1/0225
Cepodem 200 Tablets: 36/20.1.1/0226
Cepodem Suspension 40 mg/5 ml: 36/20.1.1/0227
11 December 2003
| Drug | Countries | |
|---|---|---|
| CEPODEM | Nigeria, South Africa |
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