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Is Ceftum 500 BD For 10 Days Heavy Medicine Dosage?
Question: My father is suffering from CBD from past 5 years and is currently on Donep10, Ebixa10 and Cardace 10.
He is suffering from urinary infection and doctor had advised to take Ceftum 500 BD for 10 days, Is is safe or is it heavy dosage.
Can we use Ceftum 500 OD for 10 days instead??
He is suffering from urinary infection and doctor had advised to take Ceftum 500 BD for 10 days, Is is safe or is it heavy dosage.
Can we use Ceftum 500 OD for 10 days instead??
Brief Answer:
Ceftum 500 OD is sufficient.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your father's symptoms and his current medications.
For treating urinary tract infection, a dose of ceftum (cefuroxime) 500 mg once daily (OD) for 10 days is sufficient.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
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Ceftum 500 OD is sufficient.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
I have noted your father's symptoms and his current medications.
For treating urinary tract infection, a dose of ceftum (cefuroxime) 500 mg once daily (OD) for 10 days is sufficient.
I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.
Wishing you good health,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, XXXXXXX XXXXXXX
Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in
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