What Are The Side Effects Of Taking Flucloxacillin?

Posted on Sun, 3 Jun 2012

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Question : What are the side effects of taking the 500mg capsule of Flucloxaciillin sodium ca ?

Answered by Dr. Ashwini Kolur (2 hours later)

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Common adverse drug reactions associated with the use of flucloxacillin are diarrhoea, nausea, rash, urticaria, pain and inflammation at injection site, superinfection (including candidiasis), allergy, and transient increases in liver enzymes and bilirubin have been noted.

Rarely, cholestatic jaundice,this reaction may occur up to several weeks after treatment has stopped. More common in people >55 years, females, and those with treatment longer than 2 weeks.

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