Cefazolin

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Respiratory tract infection, post operative chest infections, empyema and lung abscess. Urinary tract infections (pyelonephritis). Soft tissue, skin infection, infected gangrene, otitis media and mastoiditis, peritonitis and wound infections Septicaemia, whether gram-positive or gram-negative Endocarditis, gynaecological and obstetrical infection (septic abortion, uterine and neonatal infection, pelvic abscess). Gonorrhoea or syphills. Bone and joint infections (osteomyelitis and septic arthritis). Especially useful in billary tract infection.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Patients with known allergy to cephalosporin group. Pseudomembranous colitis. Use in premature and infants under one month of age.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Hypersensitivity to penicillins, impaired renal function.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

GIT upsets, allergic reactions, depressed haematopoiesis, transient rise of SGPT, BUN, SGOT, Perineal pruritus, candidiasis, convulsions, eosinophilia, thrombocythemia.

Drug Category/Class

  • Antibacterials for Intramammary Use
  • First-Generation Cephalosporins
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • Antibacterials for Systemic Use
  • Antiinfectives for Systemic Use
  • First-generation cephalosporins
Prescribed Mainly used to treat bacterial infections of the skin. It can also be used to treat moderately severe bacterial infections involving the lung, bone...
Weight :454.507
Structure Cefazolin
Generic Drug Cefazolin prescribed Mainly used to treat bacterial infections of the skin. It can also be used to treat moderately severe bacterial infections involving the lung, bone...
Formula

C14H14N8O4S3

Cefazolin has 30 Brands listed


Azolin (1000 mg)Azolin (500 mg)
Bizo (500 mg)Cefadin (1000 mg)
Cefadin (125 mg)Cefadin (250 mg)
Cefadin (500 mg)Cezolin (1000 mg)
Cezolin (250 mg)Cezolin (500 mg)
Ciprid (1000 mg)Ciprid (250 mg)
Ciprid (500 mg)Lyzolin (1000 mg)
Lyzolin (500 mg)Orizolin (1000 mg)
Orizolin (125 mg)Orizolin (250 mg)
Orizolin (500 mg)Ozolin (1000 mg)
Ozolin (250 mg)Ozolin (500 mg)
Prezolin (1000 mg)Prezolin (500 mg)
Reflin (1000 mg)Reflin (250 mg)
Reflin (500 mg)Safeone (1000 mg)
Sefazol (1000 mg)Sefazol (500 mg)

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