Administration IM
Preparation IM
Compatibility
Empiric therapy for:
Tier 1 Protected Antimicrobial
Antimicrobial class: 3rd Generation Cephalosporin
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 1.5 hours
Urine penetration: Therapeutic, 60% of active drug is excreted into urine
Lung penetration: Therapeutic
CSF penetration: Therapeutic, best penetration when meninges are inflamed
Biliary penetration: Moderate
Bone penetration: Therapeutic
Prostatic penetration: Therapeutic
Prefer ceftriaxone for CNS infection in renal failure