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compositionComposition:CEFPODOXIME-200MG+CLAVULANIC ACID-125MG
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Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab 6'S

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is used to treat various bacterial infections such as pharyngitis/tonsillitis (throat infections), otitis media (ear infections), sinusitis (infection of the sinuses), community-acquired pneumonia, gonorrhea (sexually transmitted disease), anorectal infections in women, skin, and urinary tract infections.

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Written By Santoshini Reddy G , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar , M Pharmacy
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More about the Product

Composition :

CEFPODOXIME-200MG+CLAVULANIC ACID-125MG

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Sakshit Healthcare

Consume Type :

Oral

Expires on or after :

Jan-27

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is used to treat various bacterial infections such as throat infections, ear infections, infection of the sinuses, community-acquired pneumonia, gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted disease), anorectal infections in women, skin, and urinary tract infections.

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is a combination of two antibiotics, Cefpodoxime and Clavulanic acid. It works by preventing the formation of bacterial cell covering, which is necessary for their survival.

Take Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab as advised by your doctor. In some cases, you may experience side effects such as diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time.

Before starting Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab, please inform your doctor if you have any allergy to any antibiotic or kidney or liver problems. Consult your doctor before taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Avoid taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab if you are breastfeeding, as Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab may pass into breast milk.

Uses of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is used to treat bacterial infections. The detailed uses of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab are as follows:

  • Bacterial Infections: Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab treats bacterial infections such as respiratory tract infections, skin infections, and urinary tract infections

Key Benefits

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab may offer the following benefits:

For Respiratory infections:

  • Effectively cures bacterial respiratory tract infections brought on by susceptible organisms, including pneumonia, sinus inflammation, and inflammation of mucous membranes.
  • When used for the recommended duration, it helps reduce the duration of illness and avoid complications.

For Otitis media:

  • Kills the microorganisms that cause middle ear infections, effectively treating otitis media.
  • By preventing bacterial resistance, clavulanic acid improves the effectiveness of cefpodoxime.
  • Reduces infection-related ear discomfort, fever, and ear drainage.

For Throat infections:

  • Prevents the growth of the germs that cause bacterial throat infections.
  • Reduces tonsillar swelling, fever, and sore throat.
  • Aids in stopping the spread of infections and their associated problems.

For Sinusitis:

  • When taken as directed, it helps eliminate sinus infections more quickly and reduces the risk of complications.
  • Eliminates the germs that cause the illness in the sinuses to treat bacterial sinusitis.
  • Lowers fever, headache, nasal congestion, facial pain, and thick nasal discharge.

For Gohorrhoea:

  • Aids in the treatment of gonorrhea by eliminating Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria when the drug-sensitive strain is present.
  • Lessens symptoms such as genital pain, burning when urinating, and urethral discharge.

For anorectal infections:

  • Eliminates gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria that are vulnerable in order to treat anorectal bacterial infections.
  • Lessens anorectal discomfort, oedema, drainage, and localised irritation.
  • When used as directed, it promotes quicker healing and helps stop the spread of illness.

For Urinary tract infections:

  • Eliminates the bacteria that frequently cause urinary tract infections (UTIs).
  • Relieves symptoms such as lower stomach pain, frequent urination, and burning when urinating.
  • It helps eradicate the illness and lowers the chance of recurrence.
Side effects of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab
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.
Managing Medication-Triggered Moniliasis (a yeast infection): A Step-by-Step Guide:
  • If you experience symptoms like itching, burning, redness, or discharge after taking medication, consult your doctor immediately and share your symptoms, medication regimen, and medical history.
  • Your doctor will assess your medication regimen to determine if it's contributing to the moniliasis and identify the best course of action to manage your condition.
  • Your doctor may prescribe antifungal medications or recommend other treatments to help clear up the infection. They may also suggest self-care measures to help manage symptoms and prevent future infections.
  • If your condition doesn't improve or persists, consult your doctor and report it. Your doctor will assess your progress, adjust your treatment plan, and provide advice to ensure the best outcome.
  • Inflammation of Vagina needs immediate attention and cannot be ignored.
  • Get a physical examination and prevent wearing clothes that can hold heat and moisture.
  • Avoid using vaginal sprays or perfumed soaps that increase itching and irritation.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions, and rest well with proper medication.
  • Take a balanced diet and get regular screenings to reduce inflammation.
  • Drink water or other clear fluids.
  • To prevent worsening of pain, limit intake of tea, coffee, or alcohol.
  • Include bland foods like rice, toast, crackers, and rice in your diet.
  • Avoid lying down immediately after eating as it may cause indigestion or heartburn.
  • Avoid acidic and spicy food as it may cause indigestion.
Dealing with Medication-Induced Headache:
  • Hydrate your body: Drink enough water to prevent dehydration and headaches.
  • Calm Your Mind: Deep breathing and meditation can help you relax and relieve stress.
  • Rest and Recharge: Sleep for 7-8 hours to reduce headache triggers.
  • Take rest: lie down in a quiet, dark environment.
  • Cold or warm compresses can help reduce tension.
  • Stay Upright: Maintain good posture to keep symptoms from getting worse.
  • To treat headaches naturally, try acupuncture or massage therapy.
  • Over-the-counter pain relievers include acetaminophen and ibuprofen.
  • Prescription Assistance: Speak with your doctor about more substantial drug alternatives.
  • Severe Headaches: Seek emergency medical assistance for sudden, severe headaches.
  • Frequent Headaches: If you get reoccurring headaches, consult your doctor.
  • Headaches with Symptoms: Seek medical attention if your headaches include fever, disorientation, or weakness.

Directions for Use

  • Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab can be taken with food or without food, as advised by the doctor.
  • Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication to ensure safety.
  • Swallow the medication as a whole with a glass of water.
  • Do not crush, break, or chew it.

How Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab Works

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is a combination of Cefpodoxime and Clavulanic acid. • Cefpodoxime works by preventing the formation of bacterial cell covering, which is necessary for their survival. Thus, it kills the bacteria. • Clavulanic acid works by decreasing bacterial resistance and enhancing the activity of Cefpodoxime against the bacteria.
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Alcohol

Caution

Avoid alcohol consumption while taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab to prevent unpleasant side effects.

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Pregnancy

Consult your doctor

Please consult your doctor if you are pregnant. Your doctor will prescribe this medication only if the benefits outweigh the risks.

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Breast Feeding

Consult your doctor

It is unknown whether Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab passes into breast milk. Please consult the doctor before taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab if you are breastfeeding.

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Driving

Caution

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab may cause dizziness. Therefore, avoid driving or operating heavy machinery until you are fully alert.

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Liver

Consult your doctor

Please inform your doctor if you have liver impairment/liver diseases before taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab to weigh the benefits and risks.

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Kidney

Consult your doctor

Please inform your doctor if you have kidney impairment/kidney diseases before taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab to weigh the benefits and risks.

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Children

Consult your doctor

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab should be used in children only if advised by the doctor. Please consult the doctor if you have any concerns.

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Heart

Caution

Caution should be exercised while taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab in patients with heart disease. Inform your physician on priority if you/your child has chest discomfort, palpitations or irregular heartbeat. Your physician may adjust the dose of the medicine based on your health condition.

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Geriatrics

Safe if prescribed

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is safe for use in geriatric patients if recommended by the physician. Your doctor will decide the dose and duration of medicine.

What if I have taken an overdose of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab

Do not take more than the prescribed dose of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab as it may cause an overdose. If you suspect you have taken an overdose, please consult a doctor immediately.

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

Healthy eating habits:

  • Consume light, easily digested meals and, unless otherwise instructed, add probiotics or curd to support intestinal health.
  • To stay hydrated and aid in the healing process after an infection, drink lots of water.
  • If you experience diarrhoea or acidity, avoid junk food, spicy foods, and oily foods.

Lifestyle modifications:

  • To aid the body's defence against illness, get enough sleep.
  • To stop the spread of infection, practice good personal hygiene.
  • Steer clear of alcohol and tobacco since they might exacerbate adverse effects and delay healing.

Follow-up:

  • Even if you feel better sooner, finish the entire course as directed.
  • Any severe diarrhoea, rash, vomiting, or allergic reactions should be reported right away.
  • Refrain from self-medicating or taking the antibiotic again without a doctor's prescription.

 

Have a query?

How Soon It Starts Working

The time required for Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab to start to work: The time required for Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab to show its action is unknown. 

The time for which the effects of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab last: The duration of action for Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is unknown.

What if you forget to take Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab

If you miss a dose of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab, take it as soon as you remember. However, if it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed one and continue with your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for the missed one.

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.

Drug Warnings

  • Before starting Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab, please inform your doctor if you have any allergy to any antibiotic or kidney or liver problems.
  • Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab should not be given to patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance (the Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption).
  • Consult your doctor before taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab if you have colitis (colon inflammation), if you are pregnant or planning for pregnancy.
  • Avoid taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab if you are breastfeeding, as it may pass into breast milk.
  • Avoid alcohol consumption while taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab to prevent unpleasant side effects.
  • Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab causes dizziness, so drive with caution.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Drug-Drug Interactions: Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab may interact with certain medicines and increase side effects:

  • Blood thinners (warfarin, Heparin)
    • Potential effect: May increase the risk of bleeding.
  • Live vaccines (Cholera-live attenuated)
    • Potential effect: May reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine when administered together.
  • Oral contraceptive pills
    • Potential effect: May reduce the effectiveness of contraceptive drugs when taken together.

Drug-Food Interactions: No interactions found/established.

Drug-Disease Interactions: Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab may interact with conditions such as:

  • Colitis (inflammation in the colon's lining)
  • Seizures
  • Kidney or liver dysfunction.
Clavulanic acid + CefpodoximeCholera, live attenuated
Severe
Clavulanic acid + CefpodoximeMycophenolic acid
Severe

Drug-Drug Interactions

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Clavulanic acid + CefpodoximeCholera, live attenuated
Severe
How does the drug interact with Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab:
Co-administration of Cefpodoxime with the Cholera vaccine may reduce the effectiveness of the vaccine.

How to manage the interaction:
Talk to your doctor before receiving the Cholera vaccine if you are currently being treated with Cefpodoxime or have been treated within the last 14 days. To ensure adequate vaccine response, you should not receive cholera vaccine until at least 14 days after you complete your antibiotic therapy. Do not discontinue the medication without consulting a doctor.
Clavulanic acid + CefpodoximeMycophenolic acid
Severe
How does the drug interact with Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab:
Taking mycophenolic acid and cefpodoxime together can reduce the blood levels and effects of mycophenolic acid.

How to manage the interaction:
Using mycophenolic acid and cefpodoxime together can lead to an interaction; it can be taken if your doctor has suggested it. If you experience any symptoms, like less urine output, shortness of breath, or swelling, contact the doctor immediately. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting your doctor.
Clavulanic acid + CefpodoximeBCG vaccine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab:
Using cefpodoxime and the BCG vaccine together may reduce the anti-tumor activity of BCG in the bladder.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking cefpodoxime and the BCG vaccine together can lead to an interaction. It can be taken if your doctor has suggested it. To ensure an adequate response to your cancer treatment, you should not receive BCG until after you complete your antibiotic therapy. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting your doctor.

Drug-Food Interactions

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No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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FAQs

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is used to treat various bacterial infections such as pharyngitis/tonsillitis (throat infections), otitis media (ear infections), sinusitis (infection of the sinuses), community-acquired pneumonia, gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted disease), anorectal infections in women, skin, and urinary tract infections.

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab works by preventing the formation of bacterial cell covering, necessary for their survival. Thereby, kills the bacteria.

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab may cause Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea (CDAD). Treatment with antibiotics alters the normal flora leading to overgrowth of Clostridium difficile; this causes diarrhoea. Drink lots of fluids and eat food rich in fibre if you experience diarrhoea. If you find blood in stools (tarry stools) or if you experience prolonged diarrhoea with abdominal pain, stop taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab and consult your doctor. Do not take anti-diarrheal medicine on your own.

Do not stop taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab despite symptomatic relief. To treat your condition effectively, continue taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab for as long as it has been prescribed for you.

Do not take Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab on your own, as self-medication may lead to antibiotic resistance, in which antibiotics fail to act against specific bacterial infections.

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab usually begins to work soon after taking it. However, it may take few days to kill all the harmful bacteria and make you feel better.

If you don't feel better after completing the full course of treatment with Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab, inform your doctor. Also, let your doctor know if your symptoms are worsening while taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab.

The use of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab is contraindicated in patients with known allergy to Penicillins or any excipients in Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab. It should also be avoided by patients with a previous history of liver damage associated with Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab.

No, you are recommended not to take oral contraceptive pills while taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab as it may reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills. Therefore, discuss with your doctor about using a birth control method which does not affect your hormone levels (such as a diaphragm, condom, and spermicide).

No, do not take higher than the recommended dose of Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab as it may increase the risks of side effects. If your symptoms worsen while taking Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab, please consult the doctor.

Store Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab at room temperature. Protect from light and moisture. Keep it out of reach of children.

Hit-Pod Cv 200/125 Tab may cause certain common side effects, such as diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Most of these side effects do not require medical attention and will resolve gradually over time. However, you are advised to talk to your doctor if you experience these side effects persistently.

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    M Pharmacy

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  • Bayyarapu Mahesh Kumar

    M Pharmacy

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Country of origin

India

Manufacturer/Marketer address

Flat No. 1001, Block-E, Exotic Grandeur, Near Hotel Sunpark, Zirakpur Panchkula Kalka Highway, Nh 22, Dhakoli, Zirakpur-140603, Punjab.
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