Fortazim Injection 0.25G

Name: Fortazim Injection 0.25G
Brand: BOSCH PHARMACEUTICALS
Price: 147.33

Brand : bosch pharmaceuticals

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Fortazim Injection Specification

Requires Prescription (YES/NO)

Yes

Generics

Ceftazidime

Used For

Bacterial Infection

How it works

Ceftazidime is bactericidal in action. It acts by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis

Fortazim Injection Usage And Safety

Dosage

Ceftazidime

Side Effects

Common side effects These may affect up to 1 in 10 people: • diarrhoea • swelling and redness along a vein • red raised skin rash which may be itchy • pain, burning, swelling or inflammation at the injection site Uncommon side effects These may affect up to 1 in 100 people: • inflammation of the gut which can cause pain, or diarrhoea which may contain blood • thrush (fungal infections in the mouth or vagina) • headache • dizziness • stomach ache • feeling sick or being sick • fever and chills.

Drug Interactions

Chlorampenicol , gentamicin, tobramycin , furosemide

Indication

It is used to treat severe bacterial infections of: • The lungs or chest • The lungs and bronchi in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis • The brain (meningitis) • The ear • The urinary tract • The skin and soft tissues • The abdomen and abdominal wall (peritonitis) • The bones and joints .

When not to Use

You must not be given •If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to ceftazidime, or any of the other ingredients of this medicine .• If you have had a severe allergic reaction to any other antibiotic (penicillins, monobactams and carbapenems) as you may also be allergic to ceftazidime.

Fortazim Injection Precautions

Precaution

Special caution is required to determine any other type of previous hypersensitivity reactions to penicillin or to other beta-lactam medicinal products because patients hypersensitive to these medicines may be hypersensitive to (ceftazidime pentahydrate) as well (cross- allergy). If an allergic reaction to ceftazidime occurs discontinue the drug .

Fortazim Injection Warnings

Warning 1

Concurrent treatment with high doses of cephalosporins and nephrotoxic drugs such as aminoglycosides or potent diuretics (e.g. furosemide) may adversely affect renal function.

Warning 2

Ceftazidime is eliminated via the kidneys, therefore the dosage should be reduced according to the degree of renal impairment. Neurological sequelae have occasionally been reported when the dose has not been reduced in patients with renal impairment .

Warning 3

Pseudomembranous colitis has been reported with the use of antibiotics and may range in severity from mild to life-threatening. Therefore, it is important to consider its diagnosis in patients who develop diarrhoea during or after antibiotic use.

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