Ceftazidime - Indications, Dosage, Side Effects and Precautions

Hypersensitivity to cephalosporins (beta lactam antibiotics).

Adult:IV/IM- The recommended dose is 1 to 6 gm in 3 divided doses. Child- 30mg/kg/day.

It comes as a solution for injection, administered by a health care provider, into the vein or muscle.

•  Gastrointestinal: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain or cramps, flatulence, colitis, including colon infection.
•  Genitourinary: Pus in urine, kidney dysfunction, absence of urine, reversible interstitial inflammation of kidney, blood in urine, toxic kidney disease.
•  Blood: Increase in white blood cell, eosinophils and lymphocytes, decrease in nuetrophils, decreased platelet function, decreases red blood cells, insufficiency of new blood cells, bleeding.
•  Liver: Liver function impairment, jaundice, abnormal liver function test results.
•  Miscellaneous: Hypersensitivity, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, toxic detachment of skin layers, overgrowth, serum sickness–like reactions (eg, skin rashes, joint pain, fever), inflammation of veins, and pain at injection site.

It may reduce the ability of your blood to clot. Avoid activities that may cause bruising or injury.

Injection: Store at 15-30°C. Usually handled and stored by a health care provider.