Generic Name : Fidaxomicin
Pronunciation : fye-DAX-oh-MYE-sin
Latest prescription information about Fidaxomicin. Learn how to pronounce the drug's name, its indications, dosage, how to take, when to take, when not to take, side effects, special precautions, warnings and its storage instructions . Also listed are the International and Indian trade name(s) of the drug and its price list.
ICD Code : Y40.3 |
Therapeutic Classification : Antibiotics
This medication is a narrow spectrum macrocyclic antibiotic, prescribed for clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).
It works by killing sensitive bacteria.
The recommended dose is one 200 mg tablet orally twice daily for 10 days.
It comes as a tablet to take by mouth, with or without food.
• Caution should be exercised in patients with history of infection, any allergy, who are taking other medications, children, during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
• Blood :
Anemia, decrease in white blood cells.
• Gastrointestinal :
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, abdominal distension, abdominal tenderness, indigestion, difficulty in swallowing, flatulence, intestinal obstruction, megacolon.
• Investigations :
Increased blood alkaline phosphatase level, decreased blood bicarbonate, increased hepatic enzymes, and decreased platelet count.
• Metabolic :
Increased blood sugar, metabolic acidosis.
• Skin :
Drug eruption, itching, rash.
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