SULTAX 500MG INJECTION

• Lower respiratory tract infections
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
• Endometritis
• Skin and skin structure infections

It kills the bacteria by interrupting the bacterial cell wall (outer coating of bacteria) formation due to whichthe bacterial cell wall is weakened and ruptured, thereby killing the bacteria

Adult: IV/IM - The recommended dose is 1-2 g 4-12 hourly. Max: 12 g/day

• Injection site inflammation, pain, induration, and tenderness
• Rash, itching, fever, eosinophilia, hives, and shock
• Diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting

• Caution should be exercised in patients with history of kidney, liver, or gastrointestinal disease, any allergy, who are taking other medications, elderly, children, during pregnancy and breast-feeding
• Avoid long-term use of this medication; otherwise it may cause secondary infection

• Sulbactam is used in combination with other antibiotics for treating certain bacterial infections
• It is used to treat intraabdominal, gynecological, skin or soft tissue, and surgal infections, especially those developed in the hospital

• Sulbactam belongs to group of medicines called betalactamase Inhibitor with very weak action against bacteria
• Beta-lactamase inhibitors are available only in fixed combinations with specific penicillins (beta-lactam antibiotics) such as amoxicillin, ampicillin, piperacillin, and ticarcillin
• It works by preventing destruction of beta-lactam antibiotics from chemicals released from bacteria and extends their spectrum of activity

IntravenousGynaecological infections; Intra-abdominal infections; Skin and skin structure infections

• Adult:1.5 g (1 g ampicillin/0.5 g sulbactam) -3 g (2 g ampicillin/1 g sulbactam) every 6 hr. Max: 4 g sulbactam/day
• Child:≥1 yr: 300 mg/kg daily (200 mg ampicillin/100 mg sulbactam), given via IV infusion in equally divided doses every 6 hr. ≥40 kg: 1.5 g (1 g ampicillin/0.5 g sulbactam) -3 g (2 g ampicillin/1 g sulbactam) IM/IV every 6 hr. Max treatment duration: 14 days

IntravenousAcute pelvic inflammatory disease

• Adult:3 g (2 g ampicillin/1 g sulbactam) every 6 hr with doxycycline. Discontinue IV therapy 24 hr after clinical improvement; continue with oral doxycycline (100 mg bid) for 14 days to complete treatment

• Inflammation of a vein caused by a blood clot
• Rash
• Diarrhea
• Pain at site of injection

• Please consult yourdoctor if you have diabetes and regularly check your urine for sugar level; ampicillin and sulbactam may cause false positive results
• Before start or continue the sulbactam and consult your doctor
• If you have asthma, runny nose due to allergy (hay fever), or kidney or gastrointestinal disease especially inflammation of large intestine (colitis), If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding or become pregnant while taking ampicillin and sulbactam