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Article written by Pharmacist Hoang Tra Linh - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital.
The antibiotic cefotaxime is administered by 3 routes: deep intramuscular injection, slow intravenous injection or slow intravenous infusion.
1. What is the antibiotic cefotaxime?
Cefotaxime is an antibiotic belonging to the 3rd generation cephalosporin group, with a broad antibacterial spectrum. The main indications of cefotaxime are infections caused by bacteria sensitive to cefotaxime, including infections of the respiratory tract, ear, nose and throat, kidney - urinary tract, skin - soft tissue, bone and joint, genital, abdominal cavity; serious infections such as sepsis, endocarditis, meningitis; Antibiotics for surgical prophylaxis and prophylaxis in immunocompromised patients.
Currently, the antibiotic cefotaxime has preparations of 0.5 g; 1 g; 2 g cefotaxime powder as sodium salt, with or without diluent tube for reconstitution.
Cefotaxim được dùng để điều trị nhiễm khuẩn đường hô hấp
2. Instructions on how to make cefotaxime injections
The antibiotic cefotaxime is administered by 3 routes: deep intramuscular injection, slow intravenous injection or slow intravenous infusion.
*NCPT: Distilled water for injection
3. Attention when injecting antibiotic cefotaxime
About the way of infusion:
With intramuscular injection can cause pain, should be used intravenously if large doses are used. With intravenous route, to prevent phlebitis should be given by slow intravenous infusion. At the same time, rapid intravenous injection of less than 3 minutes can be dangerous because it is related to arrhythmia.
Một số lưu ý khi tiêm kháng sinh cefotaxim
Regarding drug-drug incompatibilities:
Cefotaxime is incompatible with alkaline solutions such as sodium bicarbonate solution. To prepare intravenous solutions, solutions such as NaCl 0.9%, Glucose 5%, Glucose and NaCl, Ringer lactate or any intravenous solution with a pH of 5 to 7 must be used. Do not mix cefotaxime with other drugs in the same syringe or intravenous infusion set. Regarding drug preservation:
The drug solution after being mixed should be used immediately. The shelf life of the drug solution after reconstitution is 24 hours under refrigerated storage conditions at 2-80C. References:
Vietnam National Pharmacopoeia 2015, cefotaxime monograph, MOH Antibiotic Use Manual 2015, Appendix 4 – Instructions for injection/infusion of some antibiotics Injectable drugs guide 2011, Cefotaxim monograph https: //www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/1508/smpc
