Fosphoneg
Fosphoneg Products are primarily used for
Bacterial infections of urinary tract
About Fosphoneg Products
Uses of Fosphoneg Products
Fosfomycin is used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections of urinary tract.
Fosphoneg Products side effects
Common
Side Effects of Fosphoneg are Headache, Diarrhea, Inflammation of the nose.
How Fosphoneg Products work
Fosfomycin is an antibiotic. It kills bacteria by preventing them from forming the bacterial protective covering which is needed for their survival. It also reduces bacterial attachment to cells lining the bladder.
Patient Concerns about Fosphoneg Products
Frequently asked questions about Fosphoneg Products
Frequently asked questions about Fosfomycin
Q. What kind of antibiotic is Fosphoneg 4gm Injection?
Fosphoneg 4gm Injection is a broad-spectrum antibiotic which kills the infection causing bacteria in your body by affecting and damaging the cell wall (covering of bacteria) synthesis. It is also seen that Fosphoneg 4gm Injection prevents the attachment of bacteria to superficial cells of urinary bladder, hence preventing infection.
Q. What is the use of Fosphoneg 4gm Injection?
This medication is an antibiotic used in few specific conditions like infections of urinary bladder infections and lower urinary tract infections and the infection of bone marrow. It is also sometimes used to treat infection of meninges (covering of the brain). Whether this medicine should be given to you or not will be decided by your doctor depending upon the type of bacteria causing the infection. It acts only in bacterial infections and is of no use in viral infections (such as common cold and flu).
Q. How often can you take Fosphoneg 4gm Injection?
The schedule of taking Fosphoneg 4gm Injection is decided by your doctor. The daily dose is determined on the basis of bacteria causing the infection, severity and site of the infection. While deciding the dose and duration, the doctor will also consider your age, body weight and status of kidney function. Usually, it is given as 2–3 divided doses in whole day.
Q. Can I take Fosphoneg 4gm Injection if have kidney problems?
Fosphoneg 4gm Injection should be given with caution if the patient has kidney problems. Your doctor may get regular blood tests done to monitor kidney function. If at all needed to be given to patients with kidney impairment, the doctor may need to adjust the dose according to the severity of the kidney problem.
Q. How long does Fosphoneg 4gm Injection stay in your system?
The time for which Fosphoneg 4gm Injection will stay in our body depends upon how well your kidney functions as this medicine is excreted by the kidney. In healthy adults, about 80-90% of the total medicine injected is excreted by kidney within 10 hours after a single injection into the veins. If the patient has kidney dysfunction, the medicine may stay back for a longer time in the body.