SAMPLE DRUG CARD Front of Card Generic & Brand Name Classification Action Indications 'nfection of bone *oint

#es!i#ato#) t#act s+in and s+in st#uctu#e u#ina#) t#act &enital t#act bilia#) t#act; se!ticemia; !#ostatitis; endoca#ditis; e!idid)mitis su#&ical !#o!")la,is- Acti.e a&ainst t"e follo(in& o#&anisms in vitro and in clinical infections/ S. aureus (includin& !enicillinase0!#oducin& st#ains); S. epidermidis; Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia col, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella s!Enterobacter aerogenes, Haemophilus influenzae Adults/ Mild0se.e#e infections/ 122 m& $ 3-1 &#ams 'M4'5 e.e#) 607 "#sMa,imum 38 &#ams4da)- Renal dosin& conside#ations #e9ui#edAdult P#o!")la,is/ 3 &#am '5 o# 'M administe#ed 2-103 " !#io# to t"e sta#t of su#&e#)Pediat#ic !atients/ A total dail) dosa&e of 81012 m&4+& (a!!#o,imatel) 32082 m&4lb) of bod) (ei&"t di.ided into : o# ; e9ual doses is effecti.e fo# most mild to mode#atel) se.e#e infections- <otal dail) dosa&e ma) be inc#eased to 322 m&4+& (;1 m&4lb) of bod) (ei&"t fo# se.e#e infections- Safe use in !#ematu#e infants and in neonates "as not been establis"ed; t"e use of cefazolin sodium in t"ese !atients is not #ecommendedDia##"ea o#al candidiasis (o#al t"#us") .omitin& nausea stomac" c#am!s ano#e,ia and !seudomemb#anous colitis- =nset of !seudomemb#anous colitis s)m!toms ma) occu# du#in& o# afte# antibiotic t#eatment- Ana!")la,is eosino!"ilia itc"in& d#u& fe.e# s+in #as" Ste.ens0>o"nson s)nd#ome?eut#o!enia leu+o!enia t"#omboc)to!enia t"#omboc)t"emia- Genital and anal !#u#itusKno(n alle#&) to ce!"alos!o#ins; Caution if im!ai#ed #enal function ma) "a.e c#oss0alle#&enicit) to !enicillins; "isto#) of antibiotic0associated colitis; seizu#e diso#de#; if also #ecei.in& ne!"#oto,ic d#u&s- <#ansient #ise in AL< AS< and al+aline !"os!"atase le.els "as been obse#.ed- As (it" ot"e# ce!"alos!o#ins #e!o#ts of "e!atitis "a.e been #ecei.ed- P#e&nanc) cate&o#) @ P#obenecid ma) dec#ease #enal tubula# sec#etion of ce!"alos!o#ins ("en used concu##entl) #esultin& in inc#eased and mo#e !#olon&ed ce!"alos!o#in blood le.elsC"ec+ alle#&ies- Monito# @U? and c#eatinine- Ma) be associated (it" a fall in !#ot"#ombin acti.it)- P#ot"#ombin time s"ould be monito#ed in !atients at #is+ and e,o&enous .itamin K administe#ed as indicated- D#u& s"ould be ta+en e,actl) as di#ected- S+i!!in& doses o# not com!letin& t"e full cou#se of t"e#a!) ma)/ (3) dec#ease t"e effecti.eness of t"e immediate t#eatment and (8) inc#ease t"e li+eli"ood t"at bacte#ia (ill de.elo! #esistance and (ill not be t#eatable b) cefazolin sodium o# ot"e# antibacte#ial d#u&s in t"e futu#eStudent name cefazolin sodium (Ancef; Kefzol) Antibiotic ce!"alos!o#in class $ %i#st &ene#ation 'n"ibits cell (all muco!e!tide s)nt"esis

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