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Product Name: Zinnat
Drug Name: Cefuroxime Axetil
Packaging Type: Packets of 50 x 250 mg Tablets
Manufacturer: GlaxoSmithKline
Use: Zinnat works by killing bacteria (germs) that cause infection. Zinnat belongs to a group of medicines called cephalosporin antibiotics. Zinnat is not addictive.
How to take it: Take your complete course of tablets as your doctor has prescribed. Do not stop just because you feel better, as the medicine may not have killed all the germs and you may start feeling unwell again. The tablet should be swallowed whole with a drink of water. Zinnat tablets work better when taken after food.
Side effects: The most commonly reported side-effects are headache, abdominal pain, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, mild diarrhoea, indigestion or wind, dry mouth. Tell your doctor immediately if you get persistent diarrhoea, even if it occurs sometime after you have stopped taking your Zinnat. If you think you are having an allergic reaction to Zinnat tablets, stop taking the tablets and tell your doctor immediately or go to the casualty department at your nearest hospital. Symptoms usually include some or all of the following; wheezing, swelling of the lips/mouth, difficulty in breathing, lumpy rash ("hives"), fainting, hayfever. This is not a complete list of all possible side-effects. Others may occur in some people and there may be some side-effects not yet known. Do not be alarmed by this list of possible side-effects. You may not experience any of them.
Precautions: You must tell your doctor if you are allergic to foods, dyes, preservatives or any other medicines; you have had to stop taking another medicine for your infection; you test your urine for sugar. Zinnat tablets may interfere with some urine tests; you have kidney problems; you are pregnant, think you may be pregnant or are breastfeeding; you are taking any other medicines, including medicines you buy without a prescription.
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