Indications And Dose
Complicated urinary tract infection | Pyelonephritis ▶BY SLOW INTRAVENOUS INJECTION ▶Adult: 2 g every 4–6 hours; maximum 12 g per day
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Drug reference
Complicated urinary tract infection | Pyelonephritis ▶BY SLOW INTRAVENOUS INJECTION ▶Adult: 2 g every 4–6 hours; maximum 12 g per day
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Anaemia. bone marrow failure. encephalopathy. fever. hypersensitivity. local reaction. myasthenia gravis aggravated. overgrowth of nonsusceptible organisms. renal impairment. thrombophlebitis
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Manufacturer advises not known to be harmful.
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Dose adjustments Manufacturer advises increase dosing interval to every 8-12 hours if creatinine clearance 30-50 mL/minute, or every 12-24 hours if creatinine Infection clearance 10-29 mL/minute. Consult product literature if creatinine clearance less than 10 mL/minute.
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For slow intravenous injection, reconstitute with 10 mL water for injections; give over 3 to 5 minutes.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Forms available from special-order manufacturers include: powder for solution for injection Powder for solution for injection ELECTROLYTES: May contain Sodium ▶Renoxitin (Renascience Pharma Ltd) Cefoxitin (as Cefoxitin sodium) 1 gram Renoxitin 1g powder for solution for injection vials | 10 vial P £156.00 (Hospital only) Cefoxitin (as Cefoxitin sodium) 2 gram Renoxitin 2g powder for solution for injection vials | 10 vial P £269.00 (Hospital only) Cefoxitin 2g powder for solution for injection vials | 10 vial P s eiiii F 550
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2 g every 4–6 hours; maximum 12 g per day
First-line fragment. Read the complete Indications and Dose section above.
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