Antimicrobials
Ceftriaxone

Ceftriaxone

High
N/A
$2-3/day

Dosing

General Information

Empiric therapy of:

  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • Urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis
  •  Hospitalized, community or nursing home acquired pneumonia in combination with a macrolide

Long term therapy: weekly CBC and CMP

  •  Allergy/rash (immediate or delayed)
  •  Cytopenias
  •  Eosinophilia
  •  Hepatic & renal laboratory abnormalities
  •  Pseudocholelithiasis. Unclear clinical significance. Uncommonly symptomatic, but frequently by ultrasound gallbladder sludge.

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