Piperacillin 2g / Tazobactam 250mg powder for solution for infusion vials

Țară: Regatul Unit

Limbă: engleză

Sursă: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredient activ:

Piperacillin sodium; Tazobactam sodium

Disponibil de la:

Bowmed Ibisqus Ltd

Codul ATC:

J01CR05

INN (nume internaţional):

Piperacillin sodium; Tazobactam sodium

Dozare:

2gram ; 250mg

Forma farmaceutică:

Powder for solution for infusion

Calea de administrare:

Intravenous

Clasă:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tip de prescriptie medicala:

Valid as a prescribable product

Rezumat produs:

BNF: 05010104; GTIN: 5060130130669

Prospect

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
PIPERACILLIN / TAZOBACTAM 2 G/ 0.25 G AND 4 G/ 0.5 G
POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INFUSION
Piperacillin and tazobactam
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 any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• 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 or healthcare
professional. This includes any possible side effects not listed
in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Piperacillin / Tazobactam is
and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you
use Piperacillin / Tazobactam
3. How to use Piperacillin /
Tazobactam
4. Possible Side Effects
5. How to store Piperacillin /
Tazobactam
6. Contents of the pack and other
information
1. WHAT PIPERACILLIN/TAZOBACTAM
IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Piperacillin belongs to the group of
medicines known as “broad spectrum
penicillin antibiotics”. It can kill many
types of bacteria. Tazobactam can
prevent some resistant bacteria from
surviving the effects of piperacillin. This
means that when piperacillin and
tazobactam are given together, more
types of bacteria are killed.
Piperacillin / Tazobactam is used in
adults and adolescents to treat bacterial
infections, such as those affecting the
lower respiratory tract (lungs), urinary
tract (kidneys and bladder), abdomen,
skin or blood. Piperacillin / Tazobactam
may be used to treat bacterial infections
in patients with low white blood cell
counts (reduced resistance to infections).
Piperacillin / Tazobactam is used in
children aged 2-12 years to treat
infections of the abdomen such as
appendicitis, peritonitis (infection of the
fluid and lining of the abdominal
organs), and gallbladder (biliary)
infections. Piperacillin / Tazobactam
may be used to

Caracteristicilor produsului

OBJECT 1
PIPERACILLIN 2G / TAZOBACTAM 250MG POWDER FOR
SOLUTION FOR INFUSION VIALS
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 29-Dec-2017 | Bowmed
Ibisqus Limited
1. Name of the medicinal product
Piperacillin/Tazobactam 2 g/0.25 g Powder for Solution for Infusion
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each vial contains piperacillin (as sodium salt) equivalent to 2g and
tazobactam (as sodium salt)
equivalent to 0.25g.
Each vial contains 4.70 mmol (108mg) of sodium.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Powder for solution for infusion.
White to off-white powder.
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Piperacillin/Tazobactam 2 g/0.25 g Powder for Solution for Infusion is
indicated for treatment of the
following infections in adults and children over 2 years of age (see
sections 4.2 and 5.1):
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
• Severe pneumonia including hospital-acquired and
ventilator-associated pneumonia
• Complicated urinary tract infections (including pyelonephritis)
• Complicated intra-abdominal infections
• Complicated skin and soft tissue infections (including diabetic
foot infections)
Treatment of patients with bacteraemia that occurs in association
with, or is suspected to be associated
with any of the infections listed above.
Piperacillin/Tazobactam may be used in the management of neutropenic
patients with fever suspected to
be due to a bacterial infection.
CHILDREN AGED 2-12 YEARS
• Complicated intra-abdominal infections
Piperacillin/Tazobactam may be used in the management of neutropenic
children with fever suspected to
be due to a bacterial infection.
Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate
use of anti-bacterial agents.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
POSOLOGY
The dose and frequency of Piperacillin/Tazobactam depends on the
severity and localisation of the
infection and expected pathogens.
_Adult and adolescent patients_
_Infections_
The usual dose is 4 g piperacillin / 0.5 g tazobactam given every 8
hours.
For nosocomial pneumonia and bacterial infections in