What Is Ceftriaxone?
Ceftriaxone
Ceftriaxone, sold under the brand name Rocephin, is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.
Purpose Of Ceftriaxone?
Ceftriaxone is used to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. This medicine is also given before certain types of surgery to prevent infections.
What Is A Ceftriaxone Used For?
Ceftriaxone is used to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body. This medicine is also given before certain types of surgery to prevent infections. Ceftriaxone belongs to the class of medicines known as cephalosporin antibiotics. It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth.
What Infections Does Ceftriaxone Treat?
Ceftriaxone injection is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria such as gonorrhea (a sexually transmitted disease), pelvic inflammatory disease (infection of the female reproductive organs that may cause infertility), meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord).
Is Ceftriaxone A Strong Antibiotic?
Is ceftriaxone (Rocephin) a strong antibiotic? Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) is a “broad spectrum” antibiotic, which means that it works against a good number of bacteria. There are other antibiotics that can treat more types of infections or more serious infections.
How Fast Does Ceftriaxone Work?
Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) will start working right away to fight the infection in your body. For most infections, you should start to feel better within 2 days, but continue to take the full course of your medication even if you feel like you don’t need it anymore.
Who Should Not Take Ceftriaxone?
You should not use ceftriaxone if you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to any type of cephalosporin antibiotic (Omnicef, Keflex, and others). Do not use ceftriaxone in a child without a doctor’s advice, and never give more than the child’s prescribed dose.
When Should You Not Take Ceftriaxone?
Who should not take Ceftriaxone Vial?
- diarrhea from an infection with Clostridium difficile bacteria.
- a type of blood disorder where the red blood cells burst called hemolytic anemia.
- liver problems.
- disease of the gallbladder.
- severe renal impairment.
- yellowing of the skin in a newborn child.
What Bacteria Is Killed By Ceftriaxone?
Ceftriaxone also kills some important causative organisms of respiratory tract infections, Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Some strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the bug that causes dangerous hospital infections, are also killed.
How Long Is Ceftriaxone In Your System?
In human subjects, ceftriaxone exhibits an exceptionally long elimination half-life (5.8 to 8.7 hours) and a small degree of nonlinearity in its pharmacokinetics which can be ignored in its clinical applications.
Prices Of Ceftriaxone In Ghana:
CEFTRIAXONE INJECTION USP 1000MG
Regular price GH₵15.00