Kemicetine 1gm Injection

Short Description

Kemicetine 1gm Injection is an antibiotic that fights bacteria. It is used to treat certain types of serious infections caused by bacteria when other antibiotics cannot be used.

Dosage Form

Injection

Introduction

Kemicetine 1gm Injection is used to treat critically ill patients admitted to the hospital. It may be effective even when bacteria have developed resistance to other antibiotics. This medicine is given by drip or by direct injection into a vein under the supervision of a doctor or nurse. The dose will depend on what type of infection you have, where it is in the body, and how serious it is. You should keep on taking the injection for as long as you are prescribed, even if your symptoms quickly improve. If you stop taking it too early the infection may return or worsen.

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self-administer.

Kemicetine 1gm Injection is an antibiotic which stops the growth of bacteria. It does so by preventing synthesis of essential proteins required by bacteria to carry out vital functions. This does not directly kill the bacteria but prevents them from increasing in numbers and eventually clears up the infection.

Your doctor has prescribed Kemicetine 1gm Injection to cure your infection and improve your symptoms. Do not skip any doses and finish the full course of treatment even if you feel better. Stopping it early may make the infection to come back and harder to treat. The injection may be given into a muscle (intramuscularly) or into a vein (intravenously). Your doctor may get blood tests done to check your blood cells before starting treatment and regularly thereafter. Do not use Kemicetine 1gm Injection if you are pregnant, planning to conceive, or breastfeeding.