Dosage: Adt:1gm IV or IM every 12 hrs;
serious infections, 3-6gm
daily in three or four divided
doses; max. 12gm daily.Use
2gm by IV route.children:Neotates,
50mg/kg daily; others, 100-150mg/kg
daily.Bothin two to our divided
doses; max 200mg/kg daily
Precautions:
In Patients with hypersensitivity
to penicillins possibility of cross
sensitivity exists
AdverseEffects:
Pain at injection site, hypersensitivity
reactions. Gl disturbances, candidosis.thrombocytopenia,
rise in liver enzymes and blood
urea. Positive coomb`s test
Indication:
Infection of the respiratory tract,
kidney, urinary tract and resproductive
organs, incluing gonorrhoea, septicaemia,
endocarditis, meningitis.Infections
of bone, joint, soft tissues and
skin.Abdominal infections of ear
and throat.cology and obstetrics.For
treatment or prophylaxis of in
patients with reduced resistance
(dose and number of infections
depend on the clinical picture
and the local resistance situtation)
ContraIndication: Hypersnsitivity to cephalosporins
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