CEFTAZIDIME (ceftazidime pentahydrate)


Drug overview for CEFTAZIDIME (ceftazidime pentahydrate):

Generic name: CEFTAZIDIME PENTAHYDRATE (sef-TAZ-i-deem)
Drug class: Beta-Lactams
Therapeutic class: Anti-Infective Agents

Ceftazidime is a semisynthetic, third generation cephalosporin antibiotic.

Ceftazidime is used for the treatment of bone and joint infections, intra-abdominal and gynecologic infections, meningitis and other CNS infections, lower respiratory tract infections, skin and skin structure infections, septicemia, and complicated or uncomplicated urinary tract infections caused by susceptible bacteria. The drug also is used for empiric anti-infective agent therapy in febrile neutropenic patients+ and has been used for perioperative prophylaxis+. Ceftazidime therapy may be started pending results of susceptibility tests, but should be discontinued if the organism is found to be resistant to the drug.

When the causative organism is unknown, concomitant therapy with another anti-infective agent may be indicated pending results of in vitro susceptibility tests. In severe or life-threatening infections or in immunocompromised patients, ceftazidime may be used concomitantly with other anti-infectives such as aminoglycosides, vancomycin, or clindamycin.
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The following indications for CEFTAZIDIME (ceftazidime pentahydrate) have been approved by the FDA:

Indications:
Acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia associated with cystic fibrosis
Bacterial meningitis
Bacterial pneumonia
Bacterial sepsis
Bacterial urinary tract infection
Bone infection
Citrobacter pneumonia
Complicated E. coli UTI
Complicated Proteus UTI
Complicated UTI with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
E. coli cervicitis
E. coli endometritis
E. coli gynecological infections
E. coli pelvic cellulitis
E. coli pelvic inflammatory disease
E. coli peritonitis
E. coli septicemia
E. coli urinary tract infection
Ecthyma gangrenosum
Endometritis
Enterobacter cloacae urinary tract infection
Enterobacter complicated UTI
Enterobacter joint infection
Enterobacter osteomyelitis
Enterobacter pneumonia
Escherichia coli pneumonia
Febrile neutropenic patient presumed infection treatment
H. influenzae meningitis
Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia
Haemophilus septicemia
Infectious disease of abdomen
Infectious disorder of joint
Inflammatory disease of female pelvic organs
Klebsiella complicated UTI
Klebsiella joint infection
Klebsiella pneumonia
Klebsiella pneumoniae osteomyelitis
Klebsiella pneumoniae peritonitis
Klebsiella pneumoniae septicemia
Klebsiella urinary tract infection
Lower respiratory infection
Meningococcal meningitis
Neonatal meningitis
Peritonitis
Proteus pneumonia
Proteus urinary tract infection
Pseudomonas aeruginosa joint infection
Pseudomonas aeruginosa osteomyelitis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection
Sepsis caused by Serratia
Skin and skin structure E. coli infection
Skin and skin structure Enterobacter infection
Skin and skin structure infection
Skin and skin structure Klebsiella infection
Skin and skin structure Proteus infection
Skin and skin structure Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
Skin and skin structure Serratia infection
Skin and skin structure Streptococcus pyogenes infection
Staphylococcal pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus joint infection
Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis
Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
Staphylococcus aureus skin and skin structure infection
Staphylococcus peritonitis
Streptococcal pneumonia
Streptococcal septicemia


Professional Synonyms:
Bacteremia with sepsis
Bacterial septicemia
Cervicitis due to E. coli
Cervicitis due to Escherichia coli
Complicated Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection
Complicated urinary tract infection due to Aerobacter
Complicated urinary tract infection due to Enterobacter
Complicated urinary tract infection due to Escherichia coli
Complicated urinary tract infection due to Klebsiella
Complicated urinary tract Proteus species infection
Complicated UTI due to E. coli
Complicated UTI due to Enterobacter species
Complicated UTI due to Klebsiella species
Complicated UTI due to Proteus species
Complicated UTI due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Dermatitis gangrenosa infantum
Disseminated cutaneous gangrene
E. coli gynecologic infection
E. coli pneumonia
E. coli sepsis
E. coli UTI
Empiric therapy in febrile neutropenia
Empiric therapy of infection in febrile neutrophilic leukocytopenia
Empiric therapy of infection in febrile neutrophilopenia
Endometritis due to E. coli
Endometritis due to Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli sepsis
Escherichia coli septicemia
Gynecologic infection due to E. coli
Gynecologic infection due to Escherichia coli
H. flu meningitis
H. flu pneumonia
H. influenzae pneumonia
Haemophilus influenzae meningitis
Hemophilus influenzae pneumonia
Infection of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue
Infection of the lungs due to Enterobacter
Infection of the lungs due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Influenza Bacillus pneumonia
Influenzae Bacillus meningitis
Intra-abdominal infection
Joint infection due to Enterobacter species
Joint infection due to Klebsiella species
Joint infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Joint infection due to Staphylococcus aureus
Joint infection due to Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus
Joint infection
Klebsiella spp. septic arthritis
Klebsiella UTI
Lower respiratory tract infection
Meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae
Meningitis due to Hemophilus influenzae
Osteomyelitis due to Aerobacter
Osteomyelitis due to Enterobacter species
Osteomyelitis due to Enterobacter
Osteomyelitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
Osteomyelitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus aureus
Osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus
Parametritis due to Escherichia coli
Pelvic cellulitis due to E. coli
Pelvic cellulitis due to Escherichia coli
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to E. coli
Pelvic inflammatory disease due to Escherichia coli
Peritonitis due to Escherichia coli
Peritonitis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
Peritonitis due to Staphylococcus species
Pfeiffer's Bacillus meningitis
Pfeiffer's Bacillus pneumonia
PID due to Escherichia coli
Pneumonia due to Citrobacter 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 Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus species
Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus spp.
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus species
Pneumonia due to Streptococcus spp.
Presumed infection in febrile neutropenic patient
Proteus spp. pneumonia
Pyogenic bone infection due to Enterobacter
Pyogenic bone infection due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
Pyogenic bone infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pyogenic bone infection due to Staphylococcus aureus
Sepsis due to Haemophilus species
Sepsis due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
Sepsis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Sepsis due to Serratia spp.
Sepsis due to Staphylococcus aureus
Septicemia due to Haemophilus species
Septicemia due to Haemophilus spp.
Septicemia due to Hemophilus species
Septicemia due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
Septicemia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Septicemia due to Staph aureus
Septicemia due to Staphylococcus aureus
Serratia sepsis
Skin & skin soft tissue Streptococcus pyogenes infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Enterobacter infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Escherichia coli infection
Skin and skin soft tissue infection due to Aerobacter
Skin and skin soft tissue infection due to Enterobacter
Skin and skin soft tissue infection due to Klebsiella
Skin and skin soft tissue infection due to Serratia
Skin and skin soft tissue Proteus infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection
Skin and skin soft tissue Staphylococcus aureus infection
Skin and soft tissue skin infection
Staphylococcal peritonitis
Streptococcal sepsis
Trachelitis due to E. coli
Urinary tract infection due to Enterobacter cloacae
Urinary tract infection due to Escherichia coli
Urinary tract infection due to Klebsiella species
Urinary tract infection due to Proteus species
Urinary tract infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
UTI due to Enterobacter cloacae
UTI due to Proteus species
UTI due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa