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Antimicrobials
Ceftriaxone

Ceftriaxone

High
N/A
$/day

Dosing

General Information

Empiric therapy of:

  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Nosocomial gram negative infections (except Pseudomonas)
  • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • 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 frequently by ultrasound gallbladder sludge

Medication cost calculated per day (24 hours) of therapy for the average adult dose (70kg) of 2g IV q24h.

Antimicrobial class: Parenteral Cephalosporin - 3rd Generation

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 8 hours

Urine penetration: Therapeutic

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Therapeutic

Biliary penetration: Therapeutic