What Is Flucloxacillin Used to Treat?

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Flucloxacillin, also called Flucloxacillin Sodium, is used to treat certain types of bacterial infections, such as skin infections; fleshy tissue infections; chest, ear, nose and throat infections; respiratory tract infections; and infections of other organs, according to NHS Choices. It can also be used to prevent infections after surgical procedures, particularly in the case of heart or orthopedic surgery.

Flucloxacillin is commonly used to treat chest, ear, nose and throat infections like sinusitis, tonsillitis and pneumonia. Wikipedia states that it can also be effective at treating skin and soft tissue infections, such as abscesses, wounds, burns, boils, infected acne and infected eczema. Flucloxacillin is sometimes used to treat infections of the heart, bones, joints, brain membranes, guts, blood, kidney, bladder or urethra.

Flucloxacillin, pronounced Floo-clox-ass-sill-in, sodium is a member of the class of medicines known as penicillin antibiotics. It is very similar to dicloxacillin. It works by killing certain types of bacteria known as susceptible Gram-positive bacteria. It does not work against infections caused by viruses, such as the flu or common cold.

Flucloxacillin is available by prescription only and is marketed under several brand names, such as Floxapen, Flopen, Staphylex, Softapen and Flubex. It comes in many forms, including oral solutions, sugar-free oral solutions, tablets, capsules, syrup and powder solutions for injection vials. It also comes in different strengths, including 125mg, 250mg, 500mg and 1g.