Indications:
Antibiotic; Used in endocarditis, pneumonia, bone and joint infections, skin and soft-tissue infections, and sepsis
Dosage:
Adult – 500 to 1000 mg daily in divided doses
Paediatric – 50 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 6 hours
Mechanism of Action:
Binds to one or more of the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) thus inhibiting cell wall biosynthesis.
Side Effects:
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea
Molecular Structure:
Reference:
Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics – 24th Edition, R.S. Sartoskar
www.reference.medscape.com
www.drugs.com/drug_information.html
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