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• Ceftriaxone | Antibiotic IM | 1gm | 1 Vial Sandoz

About this product

Ceftriaxone medication leaflet for the treatment of bacterial infections, Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic drug that works to kill bacteria that infect the body and cause infections such as meningitis, urinary tract infection and skin and bone infections.

Dosage and method of use:

•  In the case of treatment of various serious infections:
• 50 to 75 mg per 1 kg of body weight given once a day (or in equally divided doses twice a day)
• The total daily dose should not exceed 2 gm.
•  In the case of meningitis:
• The daily dose is 100 mg per 1 kg of the child's weight
• “The total daily dose should not exceed 4 g.”
• Adult ceftriaxone dose:
• 1 to 2 g given once a day (or in equally divided doses twice a day) depending on the type and severity of the infection.
•  In the case of infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus: the recommended daily dose is 2 to 4 g, and the total daily dose should not exceed 4 g.
• In general, treatment with ceftriaxone should be continued for at least 2 days after the symptoms of infection have disappeared. The usual duration of treatment is 4 to 14 days; In complex infections, treatment may be needed for a longer duration.”

Indications:

•  Gonorrhea (a sexually transmitted disease)
• Pelvic inflammatory disease (an infection of the female reproductive organs that may cause infertility)
•  Meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord)
•  Infections of the lungs, ears, skin and urinary tract
•  Abdominal and blood infection.
•  Ceftriaxone is also used for infections of the skin, bones and joints
•  Ceftriaxone injection is sometimes used:
•  To prevent infection in some penicillin-allergic patients who have heart disease and have a respiratory procedure
•  Before certain types of surgery to prevent infections that may occur after the procedure.
•  Patients with fever and at high risk of infection due to weakened immunity

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