Description
FOXERO contains a substance called cefpodoxime. It belongs to a group of antibiotics called cephalosporins.
It is used to treat infections caused by bacteria. These are infections of:
nose, sinuses (such as sinusitis)
throat (such as tonsillitis, pharyngitis)
chest and lungs (such as bronchitis, pneumonia)
skin (such as abscesses, ulcers, infected wounds, inflamed hair follicles, boils, infections around the fingernails, and a type of skin infection called cellulite)
urinary system (such as cystitis and kidney infections)
sexually transmitted infections, gonorrhea
Adults
Nasal / throat infections: 100 mg twice daily.
Sinus infections: 200 mg twice daily.
Chest and lung infections: 100 mg to 200 mg twice daily.
Infections of the lower urinary tract, e.g. cystitis: 100 mg twice daily, urethritis: 200 mg as a single dose.
Infections of the upper urinary tract, e.g. kidney infections: 200 mg twice daily.
Skin infections: 200 mg twice daily.
