Torped 500 mg/10 ml (IM/IV Injection)
500 mg vial: ৳ 75.50
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Cefotaxime |
| Company | Orion pharma ltd |
| Also available as |
Title and Categories
- Torped - Cefotaxime Injection
- Medicine
- Pharmaceutical
Functions
- Treats septicemia
- Treats respiratory tract infections
- Treats urinary tract infections
- Treats soft-tissue infections
- Treats bone and joint infections
- Treats obstetric and gynecological infections
- Treats gonorrhea
- Broad spectrum bactericidal action
- Inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis
- Arrests cell wall assembly
- Bacterial cell death
- Reduces postoperative infections
Dosage and Administration
- Adult dosage: 1 gm every 12 hourly for mild to moderate infections
- Varied dosage based on severity and sensitivity of causative organisms
- Children dosage: 100-150 mg/kg/day
- Increased dosage for severe infections
- Neonates dosage: 50 mg/kg/day
- Gonorrhoea dosage: 500 mg as a single dose
Interaction
- Increased nephrotoxicity when combined with aminoglycoside antibiotics
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity to cefotaxime or cephalosporin antibiotics
Side Effects
- Candidiasis
- Rashes
- Fever
- Transient rises in liver transaminase and/or alkaline phosphatase
- Diarrhea
- Pseudomembranous colitis
- Changes in renal function
- Encephalopathy
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- Skin rashes
- Drug fever
- Anaphylaxis
Pregnancy and Lactation
- Not established safety in human pregnancy
- Excreted in milk
Precautions and Warnings
- Caution in individuals with gastrointestinal disease
- Reduced dosage for patients with renal insufficiency
- No necessity of changing dosage in patients with profound renal dysfunction
Use in Special Populations
- Reduced dosage in severe renal failure
- Further dosage adjustment based on infection course and patient's general condition
Therapeutic Class
- Third generation cephalosporins
Storage Conditions
- Store below 25°C
- Protected from light and moisture
- Use reconstituted solution immediately
- Reconstituted solution stable for up to 24 h if stored between 2°C and 8°C