General description
Cefixime is a third generation cephalosporin.
INN
Cefixime
Medicine type
Chemical agent
EML status history
First added in 2005
(TRS
933)
for
Gonococcal infection
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Gastroenteritis and colitis without specification of infectious agent
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Gonococcal infection
Therapeutic equivalent for
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Beta-lactam medicines
- Oral > Liquid: 100 mg per 5 mL powder for oral liquid
- Oral > Solid: 200 mg (as trihydrate); 400 mg (as trihydrate)
Indications