Brand information
Fucidin
Sodium Fusidate (Oral)
250 mg
Tablet
(20's pack: ৳ 1,966.40)
Leo Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Reference pricing
2022
Historical package prices
Unit price
৳98.32
20's pack
৳98.32 per unit
৳1,966.40
Historical reference information
These prices are from the
2022
dataset and may not represent current retail prices.
Indications
Treatment of infections caused by susceptible organisms especially Staph eg, osteomyelitis, septicaemia, endocarditis, superinfected cystic fibrosis, pneumonia, skin & soft tissue infections, surgical & traumatic wound infections.
Therapeutic Class
Other antibiotic
Pharmacology
Fusidic acid inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by interfering with amino acid transfer from aminoacyl-tRNA to protein on the ribosomes.
Dosage
Adult: 250-500 mg every 8 hourly
Skin & soft tissue infection: 250 mg twice daily.
Skin & soft tissue infection: 250 mg twice daily.
Interactions
Drugs metabolized by CYP450 isoenzymes.
Contraindications
Hypersensitivity
Side Effects
GI disturbances eg, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, anorexia; jaundice & change of liver function.
Pregnancy & Lactation
No data found
Precautions
Hepatic impairment, biliary obstruction or disease. Monitor hepatic function periodically in patients on high or prolonged oral doses. Avoid during 3rd trimester of pregnancy. Lactation. Premature, jaundiced, acidotic or seriously ill neonates.