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Cefox 250Mg Inj, Pack of 1 Injection
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Written By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD

Cefox 250Mg Inj is used to treat bacterial infections of the brain, lungs, middle ear, abdomen, urinary tract, kidneys, bones, joints, skin, soft tissues, blood, heart, chest, Lyme disease (caused by tick bites), and gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted disease). It contains Ceftriaxone, which kills the bacteria and helps in treating bacterial infection. In some cases, it may cause side effects such as diarrhoea, rashes, changes in results of blood and liver tests, and abnormalities (increase/decrease) in the number of white blood cells and platelets. Before taking this medicine, you should tell your doctor if you are allergic to any of its components or if you are pregnant/breastfeeding, and about all the medications you are taking and pre-existing medical conditions.

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Composition :

CEFTRIAXONE-250MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

ARP Pharma

Consume Type :

PARENTERAL

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

Expires on or after :

NPPA :

Regulated

About Cefox 250Mg Inj

Cefox 250Mg Inj is used to treat bacterial infections of the brain, lungs, middle ear, abdomen, urinary tract, kidneys, bones, joints, skin, soft tissues, blood, heart, chest, lime disease (caused by tick bites), and gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted disease). Bacterial infections are caused due to the multiplication of harmful bacteria inside or on the body.

Cefox 250Mg Inj contains 'Ceftriaxone', which works by interfering with the formation of bacterial cell walls, thereby killing the bacteria. Thus, Cefox 250Mg Inj helps in treating bacterial infection.

In some cases, Cefox 250Mg Inj may cause side effects such as diarrhoea, rashes, changes in results of blood and liver tests, and abnormalities (increase/decrease) in the number of white blood cells and platelets. Although not everybody experiences these side effects, if they occur, consult your doctor.

Talk to your doctor before taking Cefox 250Mg Inj if you have/had received calcium-containing products recently, had diarrhoea after taking antibiotics, inflammation of the bowel, kidney stones, or any other illness. Do not take antacids along with Cefox 250Mg Inj; maintain a gap of 2-3 hours between both. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Cefox 250Mg Inj may cause dizziness, so be cautious while driving. Avoid alcohol consumption to prevent unpleasant side effects.

Uses of Cefox 250Mg Inj

Cefox 250Mg Inj is used in the treatment of bacterial infections. The detailed uses of Cefox 250Mg Inj are as follows:

  • Treatment of bacterial infections: Cefox 250Mg Inj is commonly used to treat various types of bacterial infections, including brain, lungs, middle ear, abdomen, urinary tract, kidneys, bones, joints, skin, soft tissues, blood, heart, chest, lime disease (caused by tick bites), and gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted disease).
  • Surgical prophylaxis: Cefox 250Mg Inj may be administered before surgical procedures to prevent potential infections in patients undergoing surgery.
  • Treatment of meningitis: Cefox 250Mg Inj treats bacterial meningitis by targeting susceptible bacteria and reducing inflammation in the central nervous system.
  • Lyme disease treatment: Cefox 250Mg Inj can be used to treat Lyme disease, especially when there's neurological involvement, helping manage symptoms.
  • Treatment of sepsis: Cefox 250Mg Inj helps to treat sepsis by targeting the underlying bacterial infection, aiming to reduce the severity of the condition.

Directions for Use

• Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication to ensure safety. • Cefox 250Mg Inj will be administered by the doctor or healthcare professional. • Do not self-administer.

Medicinal Benefits

Cefox 250Mg Inj belongs to the group of antibiotic medicines called cephalosporins used to treat bacterial infections of the brain, lungs, middle ear, abdomen, urinary tract, kidneys, bones, joints, skin, soft tissues, blood, heart, chest, lime disease (caused by tick bites), and gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted disease). Cefox 250Mg Inj is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is effective against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, aerobic and some anaerobic bacteria. Cefox 250Mg Inj works by preventing the formation of bacterial cell covering, which is necessary for their survival. Thereby, kills the bacteria and helps in treating and preventing the spread of infections.

How Cefox 250Mg Inj Works

Cefox 250Mg Inj contains 'Ceftriaxone', which works by interfering with the formation of bacterial cell walls, thereby killing the bacteria. Thus, Cefox 250Mg Inj helps in treating bacterial infection.

Storage

• Store in a cool and dry place away from sunlight. • Keep out of sight and reach of children. • Non cold chain - To be stored in cool places at 10ºC to 25ºC or below 30ºC.
Side effects of Cefox 250Mg Inj
  • Skin rash caused by allergies is due to irritants or allergens. Therefore, avoid contact with such irritants.
  • Consult your doctor for proper medication and apply an anti-itch medication. Follow the schedule and use the medication whenever needed.
  • Protect your skin from extreme heat and try to apply wet compresses.
  • Soak in the cool bath, which gives a soothing impact to the affected area.
Here are the few steps for dealing with itching caused by drug use:
  • Report the itching to your doctor immediately; they may need to change your medication or dosage.
  • Use a cool, damp cloth on the itchy area to help soothe and calm the skin, reducing itching and inflammation.
  • Keep your skin hydrated and healthy with gentle, fragrance-free moisturizers.
  • Try not to scratch, as this can worsen the itching and irritate your skin.
  • If your doctor prescribes, you can take oral medications or apply topical creams or ointments to help relieve itching.
  • Track your itching symptoms and follow your doctor's guidance to adjust your treatment plan if needed. If the itching persists, consult your doctor for further advice.
Here's a comprehensive approach to managing medication-triggered fever:
  • Inform your doctor immediately if you experience a fever after starting a new medication.
  • Your doctor may adjust your medication regimen or dosage as needed to minimize fever symptoms.
  • Monitor your body temperature to monitor fever progression.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water or electrolyte-rich beverages, to help your body regulate temperature.
  • Get plenty of rest and engage in relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing or meditation, to help manage fever symptoms.
  • Under the guidance of your doctor, consider taking medication, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen, to help reduce fever.
  • If your fever is extremely high (over 103°F), or if you experience severe symptoms such as confusion, seizures, or difficulty breathing, seek immediate medical attention.
  • Eosinophil levels can be lowered by eating fruits and vegetables, avoiding smoking, and consuming alcohol in moderation.
  • Several foods, such as ginger, garlic, pepper, turmeric, and honey, might boost immunity.
  • Avoid dairy products, including cheese, yoghurt, and milk.
  • Drink water and keep yourself hydrated.
  • Manage the symptoms with medications as prescribed, and consult your doctor if symptoms persist.
  • Stay away from painkillers like NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) and some antibiotics, as they can worsen the symptoms.
  • Make sure to have regular check-ups with your doctor, especially during flare-ups, and get immediate help if you have serious symptoms like dehydration or blood in your stool.
  • Avoid eating fried foods and foods high in fibre, as they can make your symptoms worse.
  • Practice stress-reduction techniques, like meditation or exercise.
Here are the precise steps to cope with diarrhoea caused by medication usage:
  • Inform Your Doctor: Notify your doctor immediately about your diarrhoea symptoms. This allows them to adjust your medication or provide guidance on managing side effects.
  • Stay Hydrated: Drink plenty of fluids to replace lost water and electrolytes. Choose water, clear broth, and electrolyte-rich drinks. Avoid carbonated or caffeinated beverages to effectively rehydrate your body.
  • Follow a Bland Diet: Eat easy-to-digest foods to help firm up your stool and settle your stomach. Try incorporating bananas, rice, applesauce, toast, plain crackers, and boiled vegetables into your diet.
  • Avoid Trigger Foods: Steer clear of foods that can worsen diarrhoea, such as spicy, fatty, or greasy foods, high-fibre foods, and dairy products (especially if you're lactose intolerant).
  • Practice Good Hygiene: Maintain good hygiene to prevent the spread of infection. To stay healthy, wash your hands frequently, clean and disinfect surfaces regularly, and avoid exchanging personal belongings with others.
  • Take Anti-Diarrheal Medications: If your doctor advises, anti-diarrheal medications such as loperamide might help manage diarrhoea symptoms. Always follow your doctor's directions.
  • Keep track of your diarrhoea symptoms. If they don't get better or worse or are accompanied by severe stomach pain, blood, or dehydration signs (like extreme thirst or dark urine), seek medical help.
Overcome Medication-Induced Nausea: A 9-Step Plan
  • Inform your doctor about the nausea and discuss possible alternatives to the medication or adjustments to the dosage.
  • Divide your daily food intake into smaller, more frequent meals to reduce nausea.
  • Opt for bland, easily digestible foods like crackers, toast, plain rice, bananas, and applesauce.
  • Avoid certain foods that can trigger nausea, such as fatty, greasy, spicy, and smelly foods.
  • Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, clear broth, or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water or sports drinks.
  • Use ginger (tea, ale, or candies) to help relieve nausea.
  • Get adequate rest and also avoid strenuous activities that can worsen nausea.
  • Talk to your doctor about taking anti-nausea medication if your nausea is severe.
  • Record when your nausea occurs, what triggers it, and what provides relief to help you identify patterns and manage your symptoms more effectively.

What if I have taken an overdose of Cefox 250Mg Inj

The overdose of Cefox 250Mg Inj is unlikely as it is administered by a doctor. However, if you suspect any adverse reactions or unusual symptoms while on treatment with Cefox 250Mg Inj, please inform your doctor immediately.

Drug Warnings

Before starting Cefox 250Mg Inj, please inform your doctor if you are allergic to any of the components in Cefox 250Mg Inj or against any antibiotic. Talk to your doctor if you have/had received calcium-containing products recently, had diarrhoea after taking antibiotics, inflammation of the bowel, kidney stones, or any other illness. Consult your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. Avoid alcohol consumption while taking Cefox 250Mg Inj to prevent unpleasant side effects. Cefox 250Mg Inj may cause dizziness, so be cautious while driving. Inform your doctor about all the medicines you are taking and about your health condition to rule out any unpleasant side-effects.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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How does the drug interact with Cefox 250Mg Inj:
Taking the cholera vaccine after or along with Cefox 250Mg Inj may reduce the activity of the vaccine.

How to manage the interaction:
Although taking Cefox 250Mg Inj and Cholera, live attenuated together can evidently cause an interaction, it can be taken if your doctor has suggested it. Make sure to inform the doctor if you are on Cholera vaccine dose or you have already taken it. You should wait at least 14 days after finishing your antibiotic treatment before receiving the cholera vaccine in order to ensure an appropriate immune response. In case of any unusual side effects, consult a doctor. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.

Drug-Food Interactions

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Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Antibiotics can alter the useful bacteria in the stomach, which help in digestion. Therefore, you are advised to take foods rich in probiotics such as yoghurt/curd, kefir, sauerkraut, tempeh, kimchi, miso, kombucha, buttermilk, natto and cheese.

  • Eat fibre-rich food like whole grains, beans, lentils, berries, broccoli, peas and bananas.

  • Avoid foods rich in calcium, grapefruit and grapefruit juice as they might hinder the absorption of antibiotics.

  • Avoid consumption of alcohol and usage of tobacco.

Habit Forming

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Therapeutic Class

ANTIBIOTICS

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Alcohol

Caution

Avoid consuming alcohol while taking Cefox 250Mg Inj to prevent unpleasant side-effects.

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Pregnancy

Caution

Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant; your doctor will prescribe Cefox 250Mg Inj only if the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Breast Feeding

Caution

Please consult your doctor if you are breastfeeding; your doctor will prescribe Cefox 250Mg Inj only if the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Driving

Caution

Cefox 250Mg Inj may cause dizziness, do not drive or operate heavy machinery if you feel dizzy.

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Liver

Caution

Dose adjustment may be needed. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this or if you have liver impairment/liver disease.

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Kidney

Caution

Dose adjustment may be needed. Please consult your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this or if you have kidney impairment/kidney disease.

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Children

Safe if prescribed

Cefox 250Mg Inj is safe for children if prescribed by a doctor. Cefox 250Mg Inj is not recommended for a premature baby, or a newborn baby who has jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

Have a query?

FAQs

Cefox 250Mg Inj is used to treat bacterial infections of the brain, lungs, middle ear, abdomen, urinary tract, kidneys, bones, joints, skin, soft tissues, blood, heart, chest, lime disease (caused by tick bites), and gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted disease).

Cefox 250Mg Inj works by preventing the formation of bacterial cell covering, which is necessary for their survival. Thereby, kills the bacteria and helps in treating and preventing the spread of infections.

Cefox 250Mg Inj may cause dizziness, so drive only if you are alert and omit driving and operating machinery if you experience dizziness.

Diarrhoea might be a side-effect of Cefox 250Mg Inj. Drink lots of fluids and eat non-spicy food if you experience diarrhoea. If you find blood in stools (tarry stools) or if you experience severe diarrhoea, consult your doctor. Do not take anti-diarrheal medicine on your own.

Cefox 250Mg Inj may affect the results of urine tests for sugar and blood test known as coomb’s test (antiglobulin test). Inform the person performing the tests that you are taking Cefox 250Mg Inj.

Do not take antacids along with Cefox 250Mg Inj; maintain a gap of 2-3 hours between both. However, consult your doctor before taking other medicines while on treatment with Cefox 250Mg Inj.

Yes, Cefox 250Mg Inj is generally considered safe when taken in the recommended dose and duration as directed by your doctor. However, sometimes it may cause side effects or allergic reactions in some individuals. Please let your doctor know if any of the side effects bother you.

Cefox 250Mg Inj usually starts working within a few hours after administration. However, Cefox 250Mg Inj may take a few days to show its full effect, depending on the infection being treated. If your symptoms do not improve or get worse, please consult your doctor.

Cefox 250Mg Inj should not be used by individuals who are allergic to its components or other cephalosporin antibiotics. It is also not recommended for use in newborns, especially those with jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

If you do not feel better after using Cefox 250Mg Inj, it could mean that the infection isn't responding to the antibiotic, or you might have a different type of infection that needs a different treatment. Please consult your doctor for further evaluation and to discuss possible changes to your treatment plan.

Cefox 250Mg Inj is usually eliminated from the body within 5 to 9 hours in healthy individuals. However, Cefox 250Mg Inj may stay in the body for longer depending on the individual's medical condition.

Yes, Cefox 250Mg Inj is effective against a wide range of bacterial infections, including respiratory, urinary tract, skin, and bloodstream infections.

Cefox 250Mg Inj will be administered either intravenously (IV) or intramuscularly (IM), depending on the condition being treated, by your healthcare provider. Please do not self-administer.

No, you should complete the full course of treatment with Cefox 250Mg Inj as prescribed by your doctor, even if you feel better. Please consult your doctor before stopping the medication early, as your infection may not be completely treated and the bacteria may become resistant to the antibiotics.

If you are allergic to Cefuroxime, there is a possible risk of an allergic reaction to Cefox 250Mg Inj, since both are in the same group of antibiotics (cephalosporins). Please consult your healthcare provider before taking Cefox 250Mg Inj or any other cephalosporin antibiotics to ensure safety.

Before starting Cefox 250Mg Inj, you should inform your doctor if you have recently received calcium-containing products, have had diarrhoea after taking antibiotics, or have a history of colitis (inflammation of the large intestine), malnutrition (inability to consume or digest essential nutrients), problems with vitamin K levels, or kidney or liver disease.

No, Cefox 250Mg Inj should only be administered by a healthcare professional, as it requires proper injection technique and monitoring for potential side effects. Please do not administer Cefox 250Mg Inj at home.

Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Door No. 10-5-787/A, Sai Nagar, Tukaram Gate, Secunderabad, Near To RIO Point,, Secunderabad, Telangana-500017, India
Other Info - CEF1449

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Santoshini Reddy GDoctor badge

Written By

Santoshini Reddy G

M Pharmacy

Dr Aneela SiddabathuniDoctor badge

Reviewed By

Dr Aneela Siddabathuni

MPharma., PhD

Last Updated

Aug 6, 2025 | 9:02 AM IST

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Reference

  1. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2009/0550585s063lbl.pdf
  2. https://www.npra.gov.my/images/reg-and-noti/PI/scheduled-poison/CEFTRIAXONE_Powder_for_Solution_for_Injection_or_Infusion.pdf
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