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GENERIC NAME:
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FDA PREGNANCY GROUP:
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B
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INDICATIONS:
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Infection, gastrointestinal tract |
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Gonorrhea |
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Infection, ear, middle |
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Infection, genital tract |
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Infection, lower respiratory tract |
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Infection, sinus |
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Infection, upper respiratory tract |
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Infection, urinary tract |
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SIDE EFFECTS:
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abdominal pain |
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acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) |
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agranulocytosis |
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anaphylactic shock |
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anaphylactoid reactions |
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anemia |
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anorexia |
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bullous rash |
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diarrhea |
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dizziness |
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dysphagia |
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elevated hepatic enzymes |
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enterocolitis |
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eosinophilia |
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erythema multiforme |
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esophagitis |
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exfoliative dermatitis |
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gastritis |
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headache |
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hemolysis |
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interstitial nephritis |
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leukopenia |
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maculopapular rash |
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nausea/vomiting |
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nephrotic syndrome |
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neutropenia |
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odynophagia |
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platelet dysfunction |
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prolonged bleeding time |
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pseudomembranous colitis |
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rash (unspecified) |
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renal tubular necrosis |
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seizures |
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serum sickness |
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome |
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stomatitis |
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thrombocytopenia |
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toxic epidermal necrolysis |
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urticaria |
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ABSOLUTE
CONTRAINDICATIONS :
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RELATIVE
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asthma |
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breast-feeding |
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carbapenem hypersensitivity |
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cephalosporin hypersensitivity |
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colitis |
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diabetes mellitus |
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dialysis |
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diarrhea |
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eczema |
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GI disease |
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leukemia |
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mononucleosis |
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pregnancy |
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renal disease |
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renal failure |
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renal impairment |
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syphilis |
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ADULT DOSE:
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Antibacterial-
Intramuscular or intravenous, 250 to 500 mg (base) every six hours.
Endocarditis, bacterial
Meningitis, bacterial or
Septicemia, bacterial: Intramuscular or intravenous, 1 to 2 grams (base) every three to four hours.
Listeriosis: Intramuscular or intravenous, 50 mg per kg of body weight every six hours.
[Leptospirosis] : Intramuscular or intravenous, 500 mg to 1 gram every six hours.
[Typhoid fever] : Intramuscular or intravenous, 25 mg per kg of body weight every six hours. |
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MAXIMUM ADULT DOSE:
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14 grams a day.
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PEDIATRIC DOSE:
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Antibacterial -
Meningitis, bacterial-
Neonates up to 2 kg of body weight-Intramuscular or intravenous, 25 to 50 mg per kg of body weight every twelve hours during the first week of life , then 50 mg per kg of body weight every eight hours thereafter.
Neonates 2 kg of body weight and over-Intramuscular or intravenous, 50 mg per kg of body weight every eight hours during the first week of life , then 50 mg per kg of body weight every six hours thereafter.
For all other indications-
Infants up to 20 kg of body weight-Intramuscular or intravenous, 12.5 mg (base) per kg of body weight every six hours.
Infants and children 20 kg of body weight and over-See Usual adult and adolescent dose. |
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MAXIMUM PEDIATRIC
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ELDERLY DOSE:
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