Kefurox Adverse Reactions

Shock: as shock may rarely occur cautious monitoring is required, and if abnormality is acknowledged further administration should be discontinued and appropriate measures taken.
Skin: as Steven-Johnson's syndrome, erythema multiforme syndrome and Lyell syndrome (toxic epidermonecrosis) may rarely occur, cautious monitoring is required, and in case that such syndrome occur, further administration should be discontinued.
Hypersensitivity: in case that pruritus, exanthema (erythema, wheal, etc.) fever, urticaria, lymphadenopathy, arthralgia, anaphylactic reaction occur, further administration should be discontinued and appropriate measures taken.
Kidney: as severe renal disorder such as renal insufficiency may occur, cautious monitoring is required and if abnormality is acknowledged, further administration should be discontinued and appropriate measures taken.
Blood: rarely reduction of hemoglobin concentration, anemia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, occasionally neutropenia, eosinophilia may occur. Also, it is reported that hemolytic anemia may occur with other cephems.
Liver: occasionally hepatic function disorder such as elevation of ALT, AST, AL-P, rarely elevation of bilirubin, LDH, y-GPT, may occur.
GI system: rarely severe enterocolitis with hemafecia such as pseudomembranous enterocolitis may occur. If abdominal pain and frequent diarrhea occur, appropriate measures such as immediate discontinuation of Cefuroxime should be taken. Also, occasionally nausea, diarrhea or rarely abdominal vomiting, anorexia, etc. may occur.
Respiratory system: since interstitial pneumonia, PIE syndrome, etc. Accompanied with fever, cough, abnormal chest X-ray, in case that such symptoms occur, further dyspnea, adrenocortical steroid, etc. should be taken.
Superinfection: rarely candidal intertrigo may occur.
Vitamin deficiency: rarely symptoms of Vitamin K deficiency (hypoprothrombinemia, hemorrhage frequency, etc.) and vitamin B deficiency (glossitis, stomatitis, anorexia, neuritis, etc.) may occur.
Others: rarely numbness may occur.