Indications
Cefadroxil Monohydrate is used to treat these infections: streptococcal pharyngitis and tonsillitis, bronchopneumonia and bacterial pneumonia, uncomplicated urinary tract infections (pyelonephritis and cystitis), and skin and soft tissue infections (abscesses, furunculosis, impetigo, erysipelas, pyoderma and lymphadenitis).
⚠️ Always consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.
Pharmacology
Cefadroxil works by attaching to 1 or more of the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) in bacteria. This stops the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis in the bacterial cell wall. With that step blocked, the cell wall can't be built or put together properly, and the bacterial cell dies.
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Animal studies and clinical experience have shown no evidence that cefadroxil causes birth defects, but its safe use in pregnancy has not been established. Cefadroxil passes into breast milk in low concentrations. Even so, the infant may develop sensitisation or diarrhoea, or fungi may colonise the infant's mucosa. For these reasons, cefadroxil should be used very strictly during pregnancy and in breastfeeding mothers.
⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.