Cefixime
antibiotic · cephalosporin
Third-party optionWhat this medicine is for
Cefixime belongs to the category "antibiotic (cephalosporin)". Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria. They are taken as a course, for a set duration, to the end of the prescription.
Specifically, for Cefixime: Treats a bacterial infection. It is used rather occasionally or as a short course, to get through an episode.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 13 reimbursable presentations containing Cefixime are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Cefixime Almus
- Cefixime Arrow Enfants
- Cefixime Arrow Lab
- Cefixime Biogaran
- Cefixime Cristers
- Cefixime Eg
- Cefixime Eg Labo
- Cefixime Evolugen
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Supplements to consider
We do not make a product for Cefixime. A single supplement may, where appropriate, be worth considering; we indicate which one and where to find it, without selling it ourselves.
Probiotics
Probiotics are live micro-organisms, mainly lactobacilli and bifidobacteria. The CFU count and the number of strains are among the selection criteria; gastro-resistant capsules protect the bacteria from stomach acidity.
Preferred form gastro-resistant capsules, several strains, CFU count stated
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Gut microbiome, gut function, and probiotics: Implications for health
- Effects of probiotics on gut microbiota: mechanisms of intestinal immunomodulation and neuromodulation
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
Others are on the same treatment and share their daily life: what they feel, their questions, the little routines they set up. You read lived experience here, not recommendations.
Related molecules
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