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17 PATIENT COUNSELING INFORMATION
17.1 Information for Patients
Counsel patients that antibacterial drugs, including cefixime, should only be used to treat bacterial infections. They do not treat viral infections (e.g., the common cold). When cefixime is prescribed to treat a bacterial infection, patients should be told that although it is common to feel better early in the course of therapy, the medication should be taken exactly as directed. Skipping doses or not completing the full course of therapy may: (1) decrease the effectiveness of the immediate treatment and (2) increase the likelihood that bacteria will develop resistance and will not be treatable by cefixime for oral suspension or cefixime chewable tablets or other antibacterial drugs in the future.
Counsel patients with phenylketonuria that SUPRAX chewable tablets contain aspartame, a source of phenylalanine as follows: Each SUPRAX chewable tablet contains 3.3 mg, 5 mg and 6.7 mg of phenylalanine per 100 mg, 150 mg and 200 mg strength, respectively.
Advise patients that diarrhea is a common problem caused by antibacterial drugs which usually ends when the antibacterial drug is discontinued. Sometimes after starting treatment with antibacterial drugs, patients can develop watery and bloody stools (with or without stomach cramps and fever) even as late as two or more months after having taken the last dose of the antibacterial drug. If this occurs, patients should contact their physician as soon as possible.
Products | Manufactured for: | Manufactured by: |
SUPRAX ® (cefixime) tablets, 400 mg | ||
SUPRAX ® (cefixime) capsules, 400 mg | ||
SUPRAX ® (cefixime) chewable tablets, 100 mg, 150 mg and 200 mg | Lupin Pharma Baltimore, Maryland 21202 United States. | |
SUPRAX ® (cefixime) for oral suspension, 200 mg/5 mL | Lupin Limited Mandideep 462 046 India. | |
SUPRAX ® (cefixime) for oral suspension, 500 mg/5 mL | ||
SUPRAX ® (cefixime) for oral suspension, 100 mg/5 mL | Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland 21202 United States |
SUPRAX® CEFIXIME FOR ORAL SUSPENSION USP
100 mg/5 mL
Rx only
NDC 68180-202-03: Bottle of 50 mL
SUPRAX® CEFIXIME FOR ORAL SUSPENSION USP
100 mg/5 mL
Rx only
NDC 68180-202-04: Bottle of 10 mL (Physician Sample Pack)
NDC 68180-202-05: Carton for 10 mL x 6 Bottles (Physician Sample Pack)
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Labeler — Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (089153071) |
Registrant — LUPIN LIMITED (675923163) |
Establishment | |||
Name | Address | ID/FEI | Operations |
LUPIN LIMITED | 725504448 | MANUFACTURE (68180-202) |
Revised: 01/2020 Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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