CEFOTAN (cefotetan disodium)


Drug overview for CEFOTAN (cefotetan disodium):

Generic name: cefotetan disodium (sef-oh-TEE-tan)
Drug class: Beta-Lactams
Therapeutic class: Anti-Infective Agents

Cefotetan is a semisynthetic cephamycin beta-lactam antibiotic.

Cefotetan is used for treatment of urinary tract, lower respiratory tract, skin and skin structure, bone and joint, gynecologic, and intra-abdominal infections caused by susceptible bacteria and also is used for perioperative prophylaxis. Cefotetan should not be used for treatment of meningitis or other CNS infections. Prior to initiation of cefotetan therapy, appropriate specimens should be obtained for identification of the causative organism and in vitro susceptibility tests.

Cefotetan therapy may be started pending results of susceptibility tests, but should be discontinued if the organism is found to be resistant to the drug. In certain serious infections, including confirmed or suspected gram-positive or gram-negative sepsis, when the causative organism is unknown, cefotetan and concomitant therapy with an aminoglycoside may be indicated initially pending results of susceptibility tests. If an aminoglycoside is used concomitantly with cefotetan, renal function should be monitored. (See Drug Interactions: Aminoglycosides.)
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The following indications for CEFOTAN (cefotetan disodium) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Acute gonococcal endometritis
Bacterial pneumonia
Bacterial sepsis
Bacterial urinary tract infection
Bacteroides endometritis
Bacteroides pelvic inflammatory disease
Bacteroides peritonitis
Clostridium peritonitis
E. coli endometritis
E. coli pelvic inflammatory disease
E. coli peritonitis
E. coli urinary tract infection
Endometritis
Escherichia coli pneumonia
Female genital tract infection
Fusobacterium endometritis
Fusobacterium pelvic inflammatory disease
Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia
Infectious disease of abdomen
Inflammatory disease of female pelvic organs
Klebsiella pneumonia
Klebsiella pneumoniae peritonitis
Klebsiella urinary tract infection
Lower respiratory infection
Pelvic inflammatory disease with Neisseria gonorrhea
Peptococcus endometritis
Peptococcus pelvic inflammatory disease
Peptococcus peritonitis
Peptostreptococcus endometritis
Peptostreptococcus pelvic inflammatory disease
Prevention of perioperative infection
Proteus endometritis
Proteus pelvic inflammatory disease
Proteus pneumonia
Proteus urinary tract infection
Skin and skin structure Bacteroides fragilis infection
Skin and skin structure E. coli infection
Skin and skin structure Fusobacterium infection
Skin and skin structure infection
Skin and skin structure Peptococcus infection
Skin and skin structure Peptostreptococcus infection
Skin and skin structure Proteus infection
Skin and skin structure Streptococcus agalactiae infection
Skin and skin structure Streptococcus pyogenes infection
Staphylococcal pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus joint infection
Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis
Staphylococcus aureus skin and skin structure infection
Staphylococcus endometritis
Staphylococcus epidermidis skin and skin structure infection
Staphylococcus pelvic inflammatory disease
Streptococcal endometritis
Streptococcal pelvic inflammatory disease
Streptococcal peritonitis
Streptococcal pneumonia


Professional Synonyms:
Acute gonorrhea of the endometrium
Acute Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection of the endometrium
Bacteremia with sepsis
Bacterial septicemia
E. coli pneumonia
E. coli UTI
Endometritis due to Bacteroides species
Endometritis due to E. coli
Endometritis due to Escherichia coli
Endometritis due to Fusobacterium species
Endometritis due to Peptococcus
Endometritis due to Peptostreptococcus
Endometritis due to Proteus species
Endometritis due to Staphylococcus species
Endometritis due to Streptococcus species
Gynecologic infection
H. flu pneumonia
H. influenzae pneumonia
Hemophilus influenzae pneumonia
Infection of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue
Influenza Bacillus pneumonia
Intra-abdominal infection
Joint infection due to Staphylococcus aureus
Joint infection due to Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus
Klebsiella UTI
Lower respiratory tract infection
Osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus aureus
Osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Bacteroides
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to E. coli
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Escherichia coli
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Fusobacterium species
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Neisseria gonorrhea
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Peptococcus
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Peptostreptococcus
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Proteus species
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Streptococcus species
Pelvic inflammatory disease from Staphylococcus species
Perioperative infection prophylaxis
Peritonitis due to Bacteroides
Peritonitis due to Clostridium species
Peritonitis due to Escherichia coli
Peritonitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
Peritonitis due to Peptococcus
Peritonitis due to Streptococcus species
Pfeiffer's Bacillus pneumonia
PID due to Bacteroides
PID due to Escherichia coli
PID due to Fusobacterium species
PID due to Peptococcus
PID due to Peptostreptococcus
PID due to Proteus species
PID due to Staphylococcus species
PID due to Streptococcus species
Pneumonia due to E. coli
Pneumonia due to Escherichia coli
Pneumonia due to Haemophilus influenzae
Pneumonia due to Klebsiella species
Pneumonia due to Klebsiella spp.
Pneumonia due to Proteus species
Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus species
Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus spp.
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus species
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus spp.
Proteus spp. pneumonia
Pyogenic bone infection due to Staphylococcus aureus
Skin & skin soft tissue Streptococcus pyogenes infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Bacteroides fragilis infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Escherichia coli infection
Skin and skin soft tissue fusiformis infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Fusobacterium infection
Skin and skin soft tissue infection due to S. agalactiae
Skin and skin soft tissue Peptococcus infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Peptostreptococcus infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Proteus infection
Skin and skin soft tissue S. agalactiae infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Staphylococcus aureus infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Staphylococcus epidermidis infection
Skin and soft tissue skin infection
Staphylococcal endometritis
Staphylococcal pelvic inflammatory disease
Urinary tract infection due to Escherichia coli
Urinary tract infection due to Klebsiella species
Urinary tract infection due to Proteus species
UTI due to Proteus species