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cefprozil (Cefzil)

Tradename: Cefzil. 2nd generation cephalosporin. Indications: - treatment of bacterial infections due to susceptible organisms - acute otitis media - upper respiratory tract infections - tonsillitis - bronchitis - skin or soft tissue infection - empiric treatment of fever of unknown origin Dosage: 250-500 mg PO QD or divided BID. Tabs: 250, 500 mg, Suspension: 125, 250 mg/5 mL. Antimicrobial activity: Gram positive - Streptococcus - Streptococcus group A - Streptococcus group B - Streptococcus group C - Streptococcus group G - Streptococcus pneumonia - Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) - Staphylococcus epidermidis (+/-) Gram negative - Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Neisseria meningitidis - Moraxella catarrhalis - Haemophilus influenzae - Escherichia coli - Klebsiella species - Salmonella species - Shigella species - Proteus mirabilis Anaerobes - Bacteroides melaninogenicus - Clostridium species - Peptostreptococcus species

Interactions

drug interactions drug adverse effects of cephalosporins

General

cephalosporin, 2nd generation

Properties

MISC-INFO: elimination route KIDNEY pregnancy-category B safety in lactation ?

Database Correlations

PUBCHEM correlations

References

  1. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed. Gilman et al, eds. Permagon Press/McGraw Hill, 1996
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