Ceftaz 1gm Injection

Description

What CEFTAZ is used for?

It is used to,

• Community acquired pneumonia
• Acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis
• Complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis
• Soft-tissue infections: cellulitis, erysipelas and wound infections
• Intra-abdominal infections
• Prophylaxis against infection in gastrointestinal (including oesophageal), orthopaedic, cardiovascular, and gynaecological surgery (including caesarean section)

Talk to your doctor before taking medicine, if you:

• Are allergic to Cefuroxime or any of the other ingredients of CEFTAZ
• Have severe allergic reaction to any other type of betalactam antibiotic (penicillins, monobactams and carbapenems)
• You are vomiting or have severe diarrhoea
• Have mild to moderate hearing loss
• Fungal infections

Tell your doctor if you are taking medicines such as:

• Oral anticoagulants such as warfarin
• Other antibiotics such as tetracyclines, macrolides, chloramphenicol, aminoglycoside
• Probenecid (a medicine for gout and other ailments)
• Furosemide medicine used to increase urine output (diuretics)
• Amphotericin used for fungal infections
• Birth control pills (oral contraceptive pills)

• CEFTAZ will be given to you by doctor or nurse through the vein
• The dose and the course of treatment depends on the severity and type of infection

• Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.

  • Severe allergic reaction marked by raised and itchy rash, swelling, sometimes of the face or mouth causing difficulty in breathing
  • Skin rash, which may blister (central dark spot surrounded by a paler area, with a dark ring around the edge)

  • Keep this medicine out of reach of children
  • Do not use this medicine after the expiry date
  • Store at room temperature (15-25°C)
  • After the dilution is done it should be used immediately but can be stored at in a refrigerator (2-8°C) for up to 24 hours