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Antimicrobials
Ceftriaxone

Ceftriaxone

High
N/A

Dosing

General Information

Empiric therapy of:

  • Bacterial meningitis
  •  Nosocomial gram negative infections (except Pseudomonas)
  •  Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  •  Hospitalized community or nursing home acquired pneumonia in combination with a macrolide
  • Allergy/rash (immediate or delayed)
  • Cytopenias
  • Eosinophilia
  • Hepatic & renal laboratory abnormalities
  • Pseudocholelithiasis. Unclear clinical significance. Uncommonly symptomatic, but should be discontinued in patients developing signs and symptoms of gallbladder disease and/or who have abnormal ultrasound findings

Antimicrobial class: Parenteral Cephalosporin - 3rd Generation

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 8 hours

Biliary penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Therapeutic

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

Urine penetration: Therapeutic