💊 Benefits & Highlights

• Broad‑spectrum Gram-positive coverage: Effective against Staphylococcus species, including penicillinase-producing strains; treats skin and soft tissue infections like boils, abscesses, cellulitis, impetigo, and infected eczema or burns.Reddit+12Medex+12Samm Care+12Pharmacist BD

• Respiratory & surgical use: Useful in pneumonia, lung abscess, sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis media/externa; also used for osteomyelitis, endocarditis, enteritis, meningitis, septicaemia, and surgical prophylaxis.Meds BD+5Medex+5ACME Laboratories Ltd.+5

• Mechanism of action: Flucloxacillin disrupts bacterial cell wall synthesis by inhibiting peptidoglycan formation; steric hindrance prevents inactivation by penicillinase enzymes.Medex

• Flexible dosing:

  • Adults: 250 mg every 6 hours, up to 500 mg in severe cases; in osteomyelitis or endocarditis dosing may rise to 8 g/day.Reddit+14Medex+14Medcare BD+14

  • Children: Half adult dose (2–10 yrs), quarter dose (<2 yrs).Meds BD+3Medex+3Medcare BD+3

• Convenient administration: Oral doses should be taken on an empty stomach—approximately one hour before meals—for optimal absorption.Pharmacy Point+2Medex+2Meds BD+2

• Affordable & accessible locally: In Bangladesh, priced around ৳14 per capsule; strip of four costs ~৳56.