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Ciprotab is a brand of ciprofloxacin. Ciprofloxacin belongs to the fluoroquinolones group of antibiotics. Ciprotab tablet, a brand of fidson comes in two form. A pack containing 10 tablet and another containing 14 tablet. Read Also : Benefits of bacteria in our body Young pharmacists are often faced with the question what is the difference. Why does fidson market two packs of ciprotab? Which should you give? To answer that, let us take a look at the dose of ciprofloxacin. Ciprotab 500mg tablet Ciprofloxacin (Ciprotab) Dose Ciprofloxacin is used to treat several bacterial infections. The dose of ciprofloxacin is dependent on the type of bacteria, presence of organ failure like kidney damage, the organs affected and severity of infection. Gonorrhea is treated with a single dose of 500-750mg. In that case, a ciprotab with 10 tablets will serve. There are some urinary tract bacteria infections that 500mg morning and night for three days can handle. Same ciprotab with 10 tablets will do. So...

Typhoid fever is a systemic infection caused by salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium (salmonella typhi). Symptoms are non-specific and clinically non-distinguishable from other febrile illnesses. Some people (3-5 percent) can be carriers without exhibiting any symptoms. Clinical severity varies and severe cases can lead to complications or even death. The disease affects about 11-21 million people worldwide. It is estimated to cause between 128000-161000 typhoid related deaths annually around the world. A similar but less severe disease, paratyphoid fever is caused by paratyphi A, B and uncommonly C. The number of infections in many European countries has dropped significantly. This is as a result of improved hygienic conditions. There is hardly any case of death. However, India, Pakistan and many parts of Africa especially Egypt and Nigeria have a significant burden. Typhoid fever Symptoms 1. Prolong fever (39-40°c) 2. Headache 3. Nausea 4. Vomiting 5. Loss of appetite 6. Constipa...

Healthy liver Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It is caused by five types of viruses. They are hepatitis A, B, C ,D and E. The virus itself does not destroy the liver. The destruction comes from the body's immune response to fight the virus. Hepatitis B (HB) Hepatitis B is caused by hepatitis virus (HBV). They are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) viruses from the family of hepadnaviridae. Estimates have it that more than 2 billion people currently living either have it in the past or current do. About 7.4 percent of the world population have been infected and one percent of them are living with HIV. There is no cure for HBV. It is highly contagious. It is contracted through contact with infected blood or body fluid. Mode of transmission is very similar to that of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HBV is prevalent in the western Pacific (6.2 percent) and African region (6.1 percent). Other parts of the world carry a minor burden. It affects children and adults alike. But the ...

I never knew what shaving of beard means or when and how to do it. I never knew about this so called precautions to avoid bumps such as shaving before or after bath. When I was young, I wished to have facial beards. I like the ideal of shaving every morning like other men I see around. But lucky me, it never came. Even the little that came is disturbing. Shaving should be an act that must be mastered. Shaving wrongly has its problems that may not be good. One very mistake I see many men making is waiting to bath after shave. Sounds logical right? Yeah! When you consider the bathing removes hairs that fall on the body. Shaving How Bumps Form But did you know that shaving before a bath can cause bumps? You heard it right. It can lead to bumps. And you know how difficult it is to treat bumps and how it makes men uncomfortable. So, here is the thing. The face or any other part of the body has microbes, debris and oils that make it sticky to razors (I mean the razors in shaving sticks)....

There is no standard therapy for all clients with different conditions. There are only guidelines. This is because the same disease may affect different clients differently. That means the choice of therapy will be determined by the client. Choice Of Treatment/Therapy There are three approaches to treatment or therapy. They are; 1. Medication 2. Psychology 3. Surgery Diagnosis Choice of treatment or therapy is determined based on so many factors. The number one factor is based on clients' complaints. The complaint is used for further diagnosis. A laboratory investigation may be initiated or an empirical treatment initially. Empirical treatment begins pending when a diagnosis will be made available from the laboratory because of delay in the result. Read Also: How to get treatment in the hospital After determining the disease type from patients' complaints or laboratory diagnosis, the next step is to weigh in on the best treatment approach. Psychologists take care of the psychol...

Amoxicillin is in augmentin as ampicillin is in ampiclox. Amoxicillin is better in treating upper respiratory tract bacteria infection than ampicillin. This is because of its concentration in the upper respiratory tract than ampicillin. Augmentin is a combination of amoxicillin and clavulanic acid while ampiclox is a combination of ampicillin and cloxacillin. Amoxicillin And Ampicillin Classification Ampicillin injection Amoxicillin and ampicillin are aminopenicillins which are also referred to as beta lactams antibiotics. Their mechanism of action is to prevent bacterial cell formation. They are effective against most gram positive and negative bacteria as well as anaerobe of the upper respiratory tract, lower respiratory tract, skin, soft tissue and others. However, they are not alone effective against beta lactamase bacteria. Amoxicillin capsule Read Also: Ampiclox capsule does not drain blood Clavulanic acid and cloxacillin are betalactamas inhibitors. Adding them to amoxicillin an...

Some months ago, the Lagos state government approved the consultant cadre for pharmacists. The celebration was cut short when the government revoke the licence due to outrage by many in the medical field. In the month of September, 2020 the federal government of Nigeria sitting in Delta state approves the consultant cadre for pharmacists. This again sparked a whole lot of protest from other medical professionals. But this time, the battle will be nationwide. Many people will wonder why the medical profession is fighting tooth and nail to see an end to this achievement in the pharmacy profession in Nigeria? Does it in any way encroach on their practice or reduce their knowledge? Is it a new practice in the world or is Nigeria not part of the late adopters of modern trends? Instead let reason from the angle of benefit to the patient. One may wonder what the consultant cadre for pharmacist really means. Let us see. Read Also: Pharmacist job description I was able to get my hands on the ci...