cefnixa inj 1g

Highlights

• Cefotaxime sodium is indicated for the treatment of the following severe infections when known or thought very likely to be due to organisms that are susceptible to cefotaxime.
• Infections of the lower respiratory tract
• Infections of the kidneys and urinary tract
• Infections of the skin and soft tissue
• Genital infections caused by gonococci.
• Intra-abdominal infections (including Peritonitis)
• Lyme-borreliosis (especially stages II and III)
• Acute Meningitis
• Sepsis
• Endocarditis

Description

Cefnixa inj 1g

• Cefotaxime injection is in a class of medications called cephalosporin antibiotics.
• It works by killing bacteria.

Directions For Use

• Cefotaxime sodium may be administered intravenously, by bolus injection or infusion, or intramuscularly.

Warnings

• Please consult your doctor when taking this medicine if you are pregnant and breast feeding.

Precautions

• Cefotaxime should be used with caution in persons with a history of allergies or asthma.
• Use of cephalosporins should be undertaken with extreme caution in penicillin-sensitive subjects.
• If a hypersensitivity reaction occurs, treatment must be stopped.
• The use of cefotaxime is strictly contraindicated in subjects with a history of immediate-type hypersensitivity to cephalosporins.
• Leucopenia, neutropenia and more rarely, agranulocytosis, may develop during treatment with cefotaxime, particularly if given over long periods.
• The dosage should be modified according to the creatinine clearance calculated.