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mylan institutional llc - piperacillin sodium (unii: m98t69q7hp) (piperacillin anhydrous - unii:9i628532gx), tazobactam sodium (unii: uxa545abtt) (tazobactam - unii:se10g96m8w) - piperacillin anhydrous 2 g in 10 ml - piperacillin and tazobactam for injection is indicated in adults and pediatric patients (2 months of age and older) for the treatment of appendicitis (complicated by rupture or abscess) and peritonitis caused by beta-lactamase producing isolates of escherichia coli or the following members of the bacteroides fragilis group: b. fragilis , b. ovatus , b. thetaiotaomicron , or b. vulgatus . piperacillin and tazobactam for injection is indicated in adults and pediatric patients (2 months of age and older) for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia (moderate to severe) caused by beta-lactamase producing isolates of staphylococcus aureus and by piperacillin/tazobactam-susceptible acinetobacter baumannii , haemophilus influenzae , klebsiella pneumoniae , and pseudomonas aeruginosa (nosocomial pneumonia caused by p. aeruginosa should be treated in combination with an aminoglycoside) [see dosage and administration (2)]. piperacillin and tazobactam for injection is indicated in adults for the treatment of uncomplic