CEFUROMED INJECTION 250 mg/500mg/750mg/1 gm
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November 9, 2017
| CEFTIMED-S INJECTION |
Ceftriaxone sodium 1gm & Sulbactam sodium 500 mg for Injection |
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| Composition : |
Each 1.5 g vial contains: Ceftriaxone Sodium equivalent to 1 g Ceftriaxone with Sulbactam Sodium equivalent to 500 mg Sulbactam. |
| Indications : |
Treatment of skin and soft tissue infections, cholecystitis, osteomyelitis, chronic suppurative bacterial otitis media, gonorrhoea, chancroid, syphilis, UTI infections meningitis, nosocomial infection caused by susceptible bacteria. |
| Contraindications : |
In patients with known hypersensitivity to cephalosporin antibiotics. In patients hypersensitive to penicillin, consider the possibility of allergic cross-reactions.
The use of Sulbactam is contraindicated in individuals with a history of hypersensitivity reactions to any of the penicillin. |
| Adverse Effects : |
- Gastro-intestinal complaints: Loose stools/diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomatitis, glossitis.
- Hematological changes: Eosinophilia, haematoma or bleeding, thrombocytopenia, neutropenia, leukopenia, granulocytopenia and haemolyticanaemia.
- Exanthema, allergic dermatitis, pruritus, urticaria, oedema, erythema multiforme may occur.
- Other side effects include headaches and dizziness, increase in liver enzymes, oliguria, and an increase in serum creatinine, mycosis of the genital tract, fever, shivering and anaphylactic or anaphylactic reactions.
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| Dosage : |
- Adult: 1.5 g to 3 g every six hours. The total dose of Sulbactam should not exceed 1 gram per day.
- Neonates (up to 14 days): 20 to 50 mg/kg bodyweight once daily. The daily dose should not exceed 50 mg/kg.
- Infants and children (15 days to 12 years): 20 to 80 mg/kg once daily.
- For children with bodyweights of 50 kg or more, the usual adult dosage should be used. Intravenous doses of NLT 50 mg/kg bodyweight should be given by infusion over at least 30 minutes.
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