Name: Ceftazidime
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Drug information on Fortum (1 gm) (Sodium Carbonate) from GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Fortum (1 gm) Injection GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Ltd Generic : Ceftazidime	416.70 1gm/118mg/1vial 1Vial
Combination of Generics : Ceftazidime, Sodium Carbonate

Drug Name : Ceftazidime

Ceftazidime(Ceptaz) generic Fortum (1 gm) is a cephalosporin antibiotic, prescribed for certain types of bacterial infections. It works by killing sensitive bacteria.
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Written & Compiled by Anushta Chandrapalan, M.Sc | Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team on February, 2, 2017

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Side effects of Ceftazidime

â€¢  Gastrointestinal: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain or cramps, flatulence, colitis, including colon infection.

â€¢  Genitourinary: Pus in urine, kidney dysfunction, absence of urine, reversible interstitial inflammation of kidney, blood in urine, toxic kidney disease.

â€¢  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.

â€¢  Liver: Liver function impairment, jaundice, abnormal liver function test results.

â€¢  Miscellaneous: Hypersensitivity, including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, erythema multiforme, toxic detachment of skin layers, overgrowth, serum sicknessâ€“like reactions (eg, skin rashes, joint pain, fever), inflammation of veins, and pain at injection site.