Rx
Notes
In emergency
Disease annotations
Rx
- Roxithromycin 300mg tablet orally 1 x1
- Panadol Advance 2 tablets up to 4 times daily
- Gurgle with salt and water solution (don’t swallow it ) 3 times daily
- Soft food and warm drinks
Notes
Roxithromycin:
Dosage Forms & Strengths:
- 300mg tab, 150mg tab
Trade names :
- Roximac, Roxipharm, Rulid, Roxamed , Ruxid, Romac
Therapeutic indications:
- Acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis
- Acute bronchitis
- Exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Skin and soft tissue infections
- Non gonococcal urethritis
- Impetigo
Dose:
- 300mg once a day Or 150mg twice a day
Contraindications:
- Known hypersensitivity to Roxithromycin
Pregnancy: Category B.
Side effects:
- Oral thrush – white, furry, sore tongue and mouth
- Vaginal thrush – sore and itchy vagina and/or discharge
- Nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, flatulence
- Loss of appetite
- Red and/or itchy skin
- Headache, dizziness, ringing in the ears
- Tiredness
- Altered taste.
Panadol Advance
Ingredients:
Each film-coated tablet contains:
- Paracetamol 500mg.
Panadol Advance:
Is effective for:
- Muscle Pain.
- Colds & Influenza.
- Period Pain.
- Rheumatic Pain.
- Pain of Osteoarthritis.
- For oral use only.
Dose: Adults:
- 2 tablets every 4 hours as required.
- not more than 8 tablets in 24 hours.
Children (6 – 12 years):
- ½ to 1 tablet every 4 hours as required.
- No more than 4 tablets should be taken in 24 hours.
Not suitable for children under 6 years.
In emergency
Give antipyretic:
Perflgan 1g/100ml intravenous injection :
Dose:
Pediatrics:
<10kg : 0 .75ml/kg
>10kg , <50kg : 1.5ml/kg
>50kg : 100ml Slowly over 15 minute
Adult:
100ml Slowly over 15 minute
OR
Diclofenac sodium injection 75 mg/3ml intramuscular injection :
Dose:
Pediatrics:
> 1year : 1ml/20kg every 12 hour .
Adult:
25 to 75 mg(1-3ml) depending on the severity pain.
If the pain still severe, you may decide to give a second injection after 6 hours.
Give Antibiotic:
Lincomycin 600mg/2ml
Dose:
Pediatrics:
IV: 10-20 mg/kg/day divided q8-12hr
IM: 10 mg/kg q12-24hr
Adult:
IM: 600 mg q12-24hr
IV: 600-1000 mg q8-12hr; not to exceed 8 g/day
Disease annotations