Fortum 250mg powder for solution for injection vials

País: Regne Unit

Idioma: anglès

Font: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

ingredients actius:

Ceftazidime pentahydrate

Disponible des:

GlaxoSmithKline UK Ltd

Codi ATC:

J01DD02

Designació comuna internacional (DCI):

Ceftazidime pentahydrate

Dosis:

250mg

formulario farmacéutico:

Powder for solution for injection

Vía de administración:

Intravenous; Intramuscular

clase:

No Controlled Drug Status

tipo de receta:

Valid as a prescribable product

Resumen del producto:

BNF: 05010201

Informació per a l'usuari

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
FORTUM® 500 MG POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION
FORTUM® 1 G, 2 G, 3 G POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION OR INFUSION
CEFTAZIDIME
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or nurse.
•
If you get any side effects talk to your doctor or nurse. This
includes any possible
side effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1
What Fortum is and what it is used for
2
What you need to know before you are given Fortum
3
How Fortum is given
4
Possible side effects
5
How to store Fortum
6
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT FORTUM IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Fortum is an antibiotic used in adults and children (including newborn
babies). It
works by killing bacteria that cause infections. It belongs to a group
of medicines
called _cephalosporins_.
FORTUM IS USED TO TREAT SEVERE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS OF:
•
the lungs or chest
•
the lungs and bronchi in patients suffering from cystic fibrosis
•
the brain (_meningitis_)
•
the ear
•
the urinary tract
•
the skin and soft tissues
•
the abdomen and abdominal wall (_peritonitis_)
•
the bones and joints.
Fortum can also be used:
•
to prevent infections during prostate surgery in men
•
to treat patients with low white blood cell counts (_neutropenia_) who
have a
fever due to a bacterial infection.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN FORTUM
YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN FORTUM:
•
IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC to CEFTAZIDIME or any of the other ingredients of
this medicine
(listed in section 6).
•
if you have had a SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION to any OTHER ANTIBIOTIC
(penicillins,
monobactams and carbapenems) as you may also be allergic to Fortum.
→ TELL YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE you start on Fortum if you think that this
applies to
you. You must not be given Fortum.
TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH FORTUM
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