Cefizox 500 IM Injection (as sodium) 500 mg

Country: Jordan

Language: English

Source: JFDA (Jordan Food & Drug Administration - المؤسسة العامة للغذاء والدواء)

Active ingredient:

Ceftizoxime (as sodium) 500 mg

Available from:

شركة أدوية الحكمة - Hikma Pharmaceuticals

ATC code:

J01DD07

INN (International Name):

Ceftizoxime (as sodium) 500 mg

Dosage:

(as sodium) 500 mg

Units in package:

10 Vials

Manufactured by:

الحكمة فارماسيوتيكل (البرتغال)

Product summary:

47.55 :سعر الجمهور + الضريبة

Patient Information leaflet

CEFIZOX
®
(Sterile Ceftizoxime sodium)
ACTION
Cefizox developed by Astellas Research Laboratories is a
semisynthetic, broad spectrum,
Beta-lactamase resistant cephalosporin antibiotic for parenteral
administration (IV, IM).
INDICATIONS
Cefizox is effective against a wide range of the following bacteria:
Gram-positive bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus (including penicillinase
and non-penicillinase
producing strains); Staphylococcus epidermidis (including
penicillinase and non-penicillinase
producing strains), Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus
pneumoniae, Streptococcus
pyogenes.
Gram-negative bacteria: Acinetobacter, Enterobacter, Escherichia coli,
Haemophilus influenzae
(including ampicillin-resistant strains); Klebsiella pneumoniae,
Morganella morganii; Neisseria
gonorrhoeae; Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Providencia
rettgeri, Serratia marcescens.
Anaerobic bacteria Bacteroides species, Peptococcus,
Peptostreptococcus, Eubacterium and
Clostridium species.
Thus, Cefizox is indicated for the treatment of:
• Lower respiratory tract infections
• Skin and soft tissue infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Bone and joint infections
• Gonorrhea
• Meningitis
• Intra-abdominal infections including biliary infections.
• Gynaecological infections
• Septicaemia
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
Usual adult dose: 1-2 g of Cefizox every 8-12 hours IM or IV.
Gonorrhea (uncomplicated): Single 1 g IM dose.
Urinary tract infections: 0.5-1 g every 12 hours IM or IV.
Septicaemia: 6-12 g/day may be given IV divided into 3 doses.
The maximum daily dose should not exceed 12 g.
Usual pediatric dose: (6 months of age and older): 50 mg/kg/body
weight every 6-8 hours IM or
IV. Dosage may be increased to
200 mg/kg/day (not to exceed the maximum adult dose for serious
infections).
DOSAGE IN RENAL IMPAIRMENT: Modification of dosage is necessary in
patients with
impaired renal function. For an adult, following an initial loading
dose of 0.5-1 g IM or IV, the
maintenance dosing schedule should be as follows:
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