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PIMAXEF 1 g Price

Active Substance: Cefepime.

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Cefepimeis available in the market in concentration

Name

Cefepime

Precaution

Renal impairment; history of penicillin or cephalosporin allergy; lactation, pregnancy. Caution when used in patients with history of GI diseases, especially colitis. May decrease prothrombin activity; monitor prothrombin time in patients with poor nutritional state, renal or hepatic impairment and those on prolonged treatment. Prolonged treatment may result in overgrowth of nonsusceptible organisms, resulting in superinfection. Consider the possibility of Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea in patients who present with diarrhoea after treatment. Caution when used in patients with a history of seizures. Lactation: Drug enters breast milk; use with caution

Indication

Skin and skin structure infections, Urinary tract infection, Nosocomial pneumonia, Multiple drug resistant pneumonia, Neutropenia

Contra indication

Hypersensitivity to cefepime or other cephalosporins.

Side Effect

>10% Positive Coombs test result without hemolysis (16%) 1-10% Rash (1-4%),Elevated alanine aminotransferase (3%),Hypophosphatemia (3%),Diarrhea (<3%),Eosinophilia (2%),Erythema at injection site (2%),Normal partial thromboplastin time (PTT) (2%),Nausea or vomiting (<2%),Fever (1%),Headache (1%),Pain (1%),Pruritus (1%) <1% Agranulocytosis,Anaphylactic shock,Anaphylaxis,Coma,Encephalopathy,Hallucinations,Leukopenia,Myoclonus,Neuromuscular excitability,Neutropenia,Seizures,Thrombocytopenia

Pregnancy Category ID

2

Mode of Action

Cefepime is a 4th generation cephalosporin which inhibits the final transpeptidation step of peptidoglycan synthesis in bacterial cell wall by binding to one or more of the penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs).

Interaction

Increased potential for nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity of aminoglycosides. Increased risk of nephrotoxicity w/ potent diuretics (e.g. furosemide).

Pregnancy Category Note

Information not available

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