Taxceph 500 mg/10 ml (IM/IV Injection)

500 mg vial: ৳ 76.00

Medicine Details

Category Details
Generic Cefotaxime
Company Ibn sina pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as
Taxceph 250 mg injection Taxceph 1 gm injection

Indications

  • Treatment of Septicaemia
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Urinary Tract Infections
  • Soft-tissue Infection
  • Bone and Joint Infections
  • Obstetric and Gynaecological Infections
  • Gonorrhoea
  • Meningitis
  • Prophylaxis for Postoperative Infections

Pharmacology

  • Binds to Penicillin Binding Proteins
  • Inhibits Peptidoglycan Synthesis
  • Bactericidal
  • Broad Spectrum Antibiotic

Dosage & Administration

  • Recommended Dosage for Adults
  • Recommended Dosage for Children
  • Recommended Dosage for Neonates
  • Dosage in Gonorrhoea

Interaction

  • Increased Nephrotoxicity with Aminoglycoside Antibiotics

Contraindications

  • Hypersensitivity to Cefotaxime or Cephalosporin Antibiotics

Side Effects

  • Candidiasis
  • Rashes
  • Fever
  • Transient Rises in Liver Transaminase
  • Diarrhoea
  • Pseudomembranous Colitis
  • Changes in Renal Function
  • Hypersensitivity Reactions

Pregnancy & Lactation

  • Not Established Safety in Human Pregnancy
  • Excreted in the Milk

Precautions & Warnings

  • Caution in Individuals with Gastrointestinal Disease
  • Dosage Reduction in Renal Insufficiency
  • Administration in Profound Renal Dysfunction

Use in Special Populations

  • Dosage Reduction in Severe Renal Failure

Therapeutic Class

  • Third Generation Cephalosporins

Storage Conditions

  • Store Below 25°C
  • Protected from Light and Moisture
  • Use Reconstituted Solution Immediately
  • Stability of Reconstituted Solution

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