Single dose oral administration of cefixime 400mg in the treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis and gonorrhoea.

A placebo-controlled prospective randomised double-blind study was performed in 80 consecutive female outpatients with acute cystitis. Single dose oral antibiotic treatment was successful in 89.4% of patients treated with cefixime 400mg or ofloxacin 200mg and in 84.2% of those receiving cotrimoxazole (160/800mg). Bacteriuria was eradicated in 26.3% of patients in the placebo group. Two noncomparative clinical trials involving a total of 43 male patients with acute gonococcal urethritis reported a 100% cure rate after administration of a single 400mg dose of cefixime. Such single dose regimens offer the advantages of reduced expense, good tolerability, minimal alteration of normal bacterial flora, and the potential for improved patient compliance, compared with multiple dose antibacterial therapy.