POLYMYXIN B SULFATE (polymyxin b sulfate)


Drug overview for POLYMYXIN B SULFATE (polymyxin b sulfate):

Generic name: POLYMYXIN B SULFATE
Drug class: Polymyxins
Therapeutic class: Anti-Infective Agents

Polymyxin B is a polymyxin antibiotic that is structurally and Polymyxin B is a polymyxin antibiotic. pharmacologically related to colistin.

Polymyxin B sulfate is used for the treatment of serious infections, including infections of the urinary tract, meninges, or bloodstream, caused by susceptible gram-negative bacteria (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae). The drug also is used in the treatment of respiratory tract infections+ caused by susceptible gram-negative bacteria (e.g., Ps. aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii+). Although other less toxic anti-infectives (e.g., fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides, third generation cephalosporins, extended-spectrum penicillins, carbapenems) usually are the drugs of choice for most gram-negative bacterial infections, polymyxin B may be indicated when these drugs are ineffective or contraindicated, especially for serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant Ps.

aeruginosa or A. baumannii.
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The following indications for POLYMYXIN B SULFATE (polymyxin b sulfate) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Bacterial sepsis
Bacterial urinary tract infection
H. influenzae meningitis


Professional Synonyms:
Bacteremia with sepsis
Bacterial septicemia
H. flu meningitis
Haemophilus influenzae meningitis
Influenzae Bacillus meningitis
Meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae
Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
Pfeiffer's Bacillus meningitis