Trax 500 mg/vial (IV Injection)

500 mg vial: ৳ 120.00

Medicine Details

Category	Details
Generic	Ceftriaxone sodium
Company	Medimet pharmaceuticals ltd
Also available as	Trax 250 mg injection Trax 500 mg injection Trax 1 gm injection Trax 250 mg injection Trax 1 gm injection

Broad-spectrum parenteral cephalosporin antibiotic
Bactericidal activity against a wide range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms
Interferes with the synthesis of the bacterial cell wall
High stability in the presence of beta lactamases
Relatively long plasma elimination half-life of about 6 to 9 hours
Not metabolized in the body
Highly protein bound (95%)

Adult dosage: 1 to 2 gm by intravenous or intramuscular administration once a day
Maximum adult dose: 4 gm/day
Uncomplicated gonococcal infections dosage: 250 mg IM as a single dose
Surgical prophylaxis dosage: 1 g IV as a single dose 30 to 120 minutes before surgery
Infant and Children dosage: 50 to 75 mg/kg intravenous or intramuscular administration once a day
Maximum pediatric dose: 2 gm/day
Duration of therapy: 4 to 14 days

Preparation of solutions for intramuscular and intravenous injections
Administered over 2-4 minutes by intramuscular or intravenous injection or by tubing infusion over a period of 30 minutes
Patient tolerance test recommended before starting treatment
Solution potency maintained for at least 6 hours at room temperature or 24 hours at 5°C

Gastro-intestinal effects including diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, stomatitis, and glossitis
Cutaneous reactions including rash, pruritus, urticaria, edema, and erythema multiforme
Hematologic reactions including eosinophilia, thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, anemia, and neutropenia
Hepatic reactions including elevations of SGOT or SGPT, and bilirubinemia
CNS reactions including nervousness, confusion, sleep disturbances, headache, hyperactivity, convulsion, hypertonia, and dizziness
Local phlebitis occurs rarely following intravenous administration