Description
Orelox 200mg Tablets 10’s. Orelox tablets treat different types of infections caused by bacteria. This weakens the cell wall, causing it to rupture. Therefore, it results in death of the bacteria.
Orelox tablets and paediatric oral suspension contain the active ingredient cefpodoxime, which is a type of medicine called an antibiotic. Cefpodoxime is a type of antibiotic called a cephalosporin. These antibiotics are related to penicillin. Cefpodoxime is used to treat infections with bacteria.
It is used for:
- Bacterial infections of the lungs, eg acute bronchitis, flare-ups of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia.
- Bacterial infections of the ears, nose or throat, eg otitis media, sinusitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis.
- Bacterial infections of the urinary tract or kidneys (pyelonephritis).
- Gonorrhoea.
- Bacterial infections of the skin or soft tissue, eg abscesses, boils, cellulitis, folliculitis, infected wounds or ulcers.
