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Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
For staphylococcal skin infections, adults and children aged 12 years and above take 250 mg 2 times a day for 5 to 10 days. For penicillin-resistant staphylococcal infections such as osteomyelitis, pneumonia, septicemia, wound infections, endocarditis and superinfected cystic fibrosis, adults and children aged 12 years and above take 500 mg 3 times a day. For severe infections the dose can be increased to 1 gram 3 times a day. With the oral suspension, children aged 1 to 11 months take 15 mg/kg 3 times a day, children aged 1 to 4 years take 250 mg 3 times a day, children aged 5 to 11 years take 500 mg 3 times a day, children aged 12 to 17 years take 750 mg 3 times a day, and adults take 750 mg 3 times a day. No dosage adjustment is necessary in the elderly. Since Sodium Fusidate is excreted in the bile, no dosage modification is needed in patients with renal impairment. No dosage adjustment is required in patients undergoing haemodialysis, as the drug is not significantly dialysed.
Side Effects
The most commonly reported side effects of Fucimax are dose-related gastrointestinal problems such as diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain, indigestion (dyspepsia) and nausea. Various skin reactions, reversible jaundice, blood disorders and generalised hypersensitivity (allergic) reactions have also been reported. Rarely, the following may occur: low white blood cell count (leukopenia), low platelet count (thrombocytopenia), anaemia, loss of appetite, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, reduced bile flow (cholestasis), hives (urticaria), itching, rash and muscle breakdown (rhabdomyolysis).
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Sodium Fusidate (Fucimax) must not be given together with statins. Rhabdomyolysis, including some fatal cases, has been reported in patients taking Sodium Fusidate. Where systemic Sodium Fusidate is considered essential, statin treatment should be stopped for the whole course of therapy. Patients should be advised to seek medical advice immediately if they notice any muscle weakness, pain or tenderness. Statin therapy may be restarted seven days after the last dose of Sodium Fusidate.
Contraindications
Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. It should also not be taken by people with rare inherited conditions such as galactose intolerance, Lapp lactase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption.