Curaspan
Generic Name
Ceftizoxime
Packs Price
- Susp 100 mg(55263): 30ml: 153.00: 180.00
- Susp Ds 200 mg(55264): 30ml: 255.00: 300.00
- Cap 400 mg(55265): 5: 276.25: 325.00
Company
Curatech
Therapeutic Group
Other Beta-Lactam, Cephalosporins & Penems
Indication Dosage
Infections Of The Lower Respiratory Tract, Skin, And Soft Tissues, Severe Infections In Immunocompromised Patients, UTI, And Gonorrhea:
By IM Or IV Inj:
- Adults: 1-2 Gm Every 8-12 Hr, Up To 2 Gm Every 4 Hr Or 4 Gm Every 8 Hr For Life-threatening Infection; Max 12 Gm/day;
- Children 6 Months: 50 Mg/kg Every 6-8 Hr; Not To Exceed Adult Dose.
Meningitis, Septicaemia:
By IV Inj:
- Adults: 3-4 Gm Every 8 Hr.
- Children 6 Months: 50 Mg/kg Every 6-8 Hr, Not To Exceed Adult Dose.
Content
- Inj 250mg /500mg /1gm /2gm: Ceftazidime 250mg /500mg /1gm /2gm (as Pentahydrate); Powder In Vials.
Pregnancy
Caution Advised
Stability
- Cephalosporin Antibiotics
Contra Indications
Precautions
Lactation
Side Effects
- Abdominal Discomfort
- Agranulocytosis
- Allergic Reactions
- Anaphylaxis
- Aplastic Anaemia
- Blood Disorders
- Confusion
- Disturbances In Liver Enzymes
- Dizziness
- Eosinophilia
- Haemolytic Anaemia
- Hallucinations
- Headache
- Hypertonia
- Leucopenia
- Nervousness
- Pruritus
- Rashes
- Fever And Arthralgia
- Sleep Disturbances
- Urticaria
- Gi Disturbances
- Rare: Stevens-johnson Syndrome
- Thrombocytopenia
- Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
- Transient Cholestatic Jaundice
- Transient Hepatitis