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Description
| Medicine | |
| Pregnancy Interaction | Unknown. Human and animal studies are not available. Please consult your doctor. |
| Lactation Interaction | Cefigard 50 mg/40 mg Tablet is safe to use during lactation. \nHuman studies have shown that either the drug does not pass into the breastmilk in significant amount or is not expected to cause toxicity to the baby. |
| Common Side Effect | Nausea, Diarrhoea, Stomach pain, Bloating, Indigestion, Flatulence. |
| How to Use | Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Cefigard 50 mg/40 mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time. |
| Driving | Cefigard 50 mg/40 mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive. |
| Kidney | Cefigard 50 mg/40 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with kidney disease. Dose adjustment of Cefigard 50 mg/40 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor. |
| Liver | Cefigard 50 mg/40 mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Cefigard 50 mg/40 mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor. |
| Mechanism of action | Cefigard 50 mg/40 mg Tablet is a combination of two medicines: Cefixime and Lactobacillus. Cefixime is an antibiotic. It works by preventing the formation of the bacterial protective covering which is essential for the survival of bacteria in the human body. Lactobacillus is a live micro-organism which restores the balance of good bacteria in the intestine that may get upset with antibiotic use or due to intestinal infections. |