Medicine guide

Zinnat

On the Bulgarian pack: Зинат 250 mg филмирани таблетки

250 mg film-coated tablets · film coated tablet

  • Prescription only
  • Antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
Active substance
Cefuroxime
Made by
Sandoz d.d.

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

Medicine groupAntibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the bodyJ01DC02

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How it works

This product’s leaflet is published as a scanned document. This section quotes the US prescribing label for the same active substance (cefuroxime axetil). It describes the substance, not this Bulgarian product — its uses and doses can differ.

Cefuroxime axetil is an antibacterial drug [see Microbiology ( 12.4 )].

How the body breaks it down

The axetil moiety is metabolized to acetaldehyde and acetic acid.

How it leaves the body

Cefuroxime is excreted unchanged in the urine; in adults, approximately 50% of the administered dose is recovered in the urine within 12 hours.

With food

Effect of Food: Absorption of the tablet is greater when taken after food (absolute bioavailability increases from 37% to 52%).

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-10-15

Safety of the active substance

This product’s leaflet is published as a scanned document. This section quotes the US prescribing label for the same active substance (cefuroxime axetil). It describes the substance, not this Bulgarian product — its uses and doses can differ.

Must not be used by
  • Cefuroxime axetil is contraindicated in patients with a known hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylaxis) to cefuroxime axetil or to other β-lactam antibacterial drugs (e.g., penicillins and cephalosporins).
  • Known hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylaxis) to cefuroxime axetil or to other β-lactams (e.g., penicillins and cephalosporins).
Most common side effects

The most common adverse reactions (≥3%) for cefuroxime axetil tablets are diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, and vaginitis (early Lyme disease).

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.

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Details

Made bySandoz d.d. · Slovenia
Active substanceCefuroxime
Used inAntibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
Strength250 mg film-coated tablets
Formfilm coated tablet
Pack sizes6 · 10 · 12 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 20 · 24 · 50
ClassificationJ01DC02 · Antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
Name in the registerЗинат 250 mg филмирани таблетки
Reg. no.20020074

Source: Bulgarian Drug Agency register · 2026-08-01 · not reviewed by a clinician

Източник: Изпълнителна агенция по лекарствата (ИАЛ). The publisher’s terms do not grant reproduction, so text is shortened and linked. Publisher’s terms.

Other strengths and forms

4 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.