Ceftriaxone 2g Powder for Solution for Injection or Infusion

国: アイルランド

言語: 英語

ソース: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

有効成分:

Ceftriaxone sodium

から入手可能:

Pinewood Laboratories Ltd

ATCコード:

J01DD; J01DD04

INN（国際名）:

Ceftriaxone sodium

投薬量:

2 gram(s)

医薬品形態:

Powder for solution for injection/infusion

治療領域:

Third-generation cephalosporins; ceftriaxone

認証ステータス:

Not marketed

承認日:

2003-03-19

情報リーフレット

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
CEFTRIAXONE 1 G POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION OR INFUSION
CEFTRIAXONE 2 G POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION OR INFUSION
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE, BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.

This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if
their signs of illness are the same as yours.

If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
This includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
The name of your medicine is Ceftriaxone 1 g powder for solution for
injection or infusion and Ceftriaxone 2
g powder for solution for injection or infusion. In the rest of this
leaflet it is called Ceftriaxone.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1. What Ceftriaxone is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Ceftriaxone
3. How to take Ceftriaxone
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Ceftriaxone
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT CEFTRIAXONE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic given to adults and children (including
newborn babies). It works by killing
bacteria that cause infections. It belongs to a group of medicines
called cephalosporins.
Ceftriaxone is used to treat infections of

the brain (meningitis).

the lungs.

the middle ear.

the abdomen and abdominal wall (peritonitis).

the urinary tract and kidneys.
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bones and joints.
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the skin or soft tissues.
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the blood.

the heart.
It can be given:

to treat specific sexually transmitted infections (gonorrhoea and
syphilis).

to treat patients with low white blood cell counts (neutropenia) who
have fever due to bacterial
infection.

to treat infections of the chest in adults with chronic bronchitis.

to treat Lyme disease (caused by tick bites) in adults

製品の特徴

Health Products Regulatory Authority
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Ceftriaxone 2g Powder for Solution for Injection or Infusion
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each bottle contains ceftriaxone sodium equivalent to 2g of
ceftriaxone.
Excipient with known effect
Each gram of ceftriaxone contains approximately 82mg (3.6mmol) of
sodium.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Powder for solution for injection or infusion (Powder for
Injection/Infusion)
White to pale yellow crystalline powder
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Ceftriaxone is indicated in the treatment of the following infections
in adults and children including term neonates (from birth):
Bacterial Meningitis
Community acquired pneumonia
Hospital acquired pneumonia
Acute otitis media
Intra-abdominal infections
Complicated urinary tract infections (including pyelonephritis)
Infections of bones and joints
Complicated skin and soft tissue infections
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis
Bacterial endocarditis
Ceftriaxone may be used:
For treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease in adults
For treatment of disseminated Lyme borreliosis (early (stage II) and
late (stage III)) in adults and children including neonates
from 15 days of age.
For Pre-operative prophylaxis of surgical site infections
In the management of neutropenic patients with fever that is suspected
to be due to a bacterial infection
In the treatment of patients with bacteraemia that occurs in
association with, or is suspected to be associated with, any of the
infections listed above. Ceftriaxone should be co-administered with
other antibacterial agents whenever the possible range of
causative bacteria would not fall within its spectrum (see section
4.4).
Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate
use of antibacterial agents.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
The dose depends on the severity, susceptib