Cefuroxime Axetil 250 mg injection

Cefuroxime sodium · sold as Altacef, Bencef, Ceface

What is Cefuroxime Axetil used for?

Cefuroxime Axetil tablets are indicated for the treatment of adult patients and pediatric patients (aged 13 and older) with mild-to-moderate acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis caused by susceptible strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, or Haemophilus parainfluenzae.

From the medicine catalogue, not written by us. It describes the molecule in general, not your situation — what you were prescribed it for is on your prescription.

What it costs

SourcePackPricePer injection
Jan Aushadhi
Government generic
10's₹70.32₹7.03

MRP is subject to change. These prices come from a dated snapshot — always check the price printed on the pack.

No single branded MRP is shown because this page covers the composition rather than one brand — branded prices vary by manufacturer and pack.

How much of it to take

This catalogue does not carry dosing information. How much to take, and how often, depends on you — your age, weight, kidney function and the other medicines you are on — so it comes from your prescription or your doctor, not from here.

Before you switch to a cheaper version

These products have the same composition, strength and dose form. Prices vary by brand and pharmacy — confirm cost and suitability with your doctor or pharmacist before switching.

Two cautions worth carrying into that conversation. A modified-release product (marked SR, XR, CR or ER) is not interchangeable with a plain one of the same strength. And for a small group of medicines with a narrow safe range — warfarin, thyroxine, phenytoin, lithium, some immunosuppressants — staying on one brand is the safer default, and any change should be monitored.

Other products with the same composition (15 in the catalogue)

Listed alphabetically, with products sold under the molecule name first — those are typically the cheapest on the shelf.

ProductMakerMRP
Altacef (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited₹124.5
Bencef (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionInnovative Pharmaceuticals Private Limited₹74.5
Ceface (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionParenteral Drugs (India) Limited₹48.75
Cefogen (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionCadila Pharmaceuticals Limited₹48.33
Cefugra (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionGravion Life Sciences₹59
Furoxil (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionTorrent Pharmaceuticals Limited₹56.5
Iviroxime (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionVhb Life Sciences Limited₹38.09
Jectocef (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionTrident Pharmaceuticals Private Limited₹28.4
Ocef (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionGujarat Terce Laboratories Limited₹50
Pefroxim (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionPushkar Pharmaceuticals Private Limited₹52.75
Roxef (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionReco Drugs Pharmaceuticals Limited₹25
Royalcef (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionForegen Healthcare Limited₹149.5
Spectraxime (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionApex Laboratories Private Limited₹45
Supacef (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionGlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited₹92.7
Synacef (cefuroxime sodium) 250 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectionSchon Pharmaceuticals Limited₹42.5

Where to buy the generic

Jan Aushadhi Kendras are government-run stores selling the same molecules under their generic names. There are several thousand across India; the prices above are the PMBI list price. Any pharmacy can also dispense a generic if you ask for the composition rather than the brand.

General information, not medical advice. Prices are from a dated snapshot and change — the pack is the authority. Always talk to a qualified doctor or pharmacist about your own medicines.

Medicine data: Common Drug Codes for India (NRCeS, C-DAC Pune), CC BY 4.0, containing SNOMED CT content. Price information sourced from the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), Government of India, and NPPA ceiling-price notifications. medicalfile.in is not affiliated with or endorsed by PMBI or the Government of India.