Product Description
Hiprex is active against a broad spectrum of both Gram positive and Gram negative organisms. It is readily absorbed. It exerts its antibacterial activity when excreted by the kidney and concentrated in the urine, where it dissociates to hippuric acid and methenamine (hexamine). In an acid urine, some of the methenamine is hydrolysed to ammonia and the bactericidal agent formaldehyde. Hippuric acid itself has a bacteriostatic effect on urinary tract pathogens.
Additional Information
| Main Ingredients | Hexamine (Methenamine) Hippurate 1g. |
| Dosage/Usage | Adults: 1 g twice daily. Children: 6 12 years: 500 mg to 1 g twice daily. |
| Precautions | INDICATIONS: Suppression or elimination of bacteriuria associated with chronic or recurrent infection of the urinary tract, especially when long term therapy is indicated. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Patients with renal insufficiency, metabolic acidosis, severe hepatic insufficiency or severe dehydration.It is also contraindicated as the sole therapeutic agent in acute parenchymal infections causing systemic symptoms.USE IN PREGNANCY Category A. ADVERSE REACTIONS: Minor adverse reactions have been reported in fewer than 3.5% of patients treated. These reactions include nausea, upset stomach, dysuria, rash and stomatitis. INTERACTIONS: Should not be administered with sulphonamides as crystalluria may occur or with any alkalinising agent. |
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