Name
CEFPIROME
Mode of Action
A FOURTH GENERATION CEPHALOSPORIN, ACTS BY BINDING AT PLASMA BINDING PROTEINS AND DISRUPTING THE BACTERIAL CELL WALL SYNTHESIS. IT IS EFFECTIVE AGAINST NUMEROUS CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA, INCLUDING BOTH AEROBES AND ANAEROBES. IT IS STABLE AGAINST THE ACTION OF MOST BETA-LACTAMASES.
Dosage
ADULT- 1-2 GM BD DEPENDING ON SEVERITY OF INFECTION.
Drug Group
[BETA-LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC] , [CEPHALOSPORIN] , [CEPHALOSPORIN-IV GENERATION]
Cross Reaction
CONCOMITANT USE OF AMINOGLYCOSIDES, OTHER CEPHALOSPORINS, FRUSEMIDE MAY CAUSE NEPHROTOXICITY, ACTION OF ORAL ANTICOAGULANT POTENTIATED. PROBENECID DOUBLES THE PLASMA HALF LIFE.A POSITIVE COOMBS' TEST MAY OCCUR IN RARE CASES
Drug Interaction
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Drug Categories
Special Precaution
Drug Safety
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