Medicinal Uses & Side effects of Ceftriaxone

 

Ceftriaxone, widely known as Rocephin, is an antibiotic medicine used to treat a wide range of infections caused by various bacterias. Meningitis, middle ear infections, pneumonia, endocarditis, bone and joint infections, skin infections, intra-abdominal infections, gonorrhoea, urinary tract infections, and pelvic inflammatory disease are examples of these. It is also used to try to avoid infection before surgery and after a bite wound. Ceftriaxone can be administered through injection into a vein or a muscle.

 


Pain at the injection site and allergic reactions are common adverse effects. Other potential side effects include C.difficile-associated diarrhoea, hemolytic anaemia, gallbladder illness, and convulsions. It is not suggested for people who have had anaphylaxis to penicillin, but it can be used for people who have had lesser responses. The intravenous form should not be used in conjunction with intravenous calcium. There is preliminary evidence that ceftriaxone is safe to use during pregnancy and nursing. It is a third-generation cephalosporin that prevents bacteria from forming a cell wall.

 

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Medicinal Use:

Ceftriaxone and other third-generation antibiotics are used to treat organisms that are resistant to a wide range of existing antibiotics. Ceftriaxone should not be used to treat Enterobacter infections due to emerging resistance. It is critical to evaluate the susceptibility of the bacteria before employing ceftriaxone. If sepsis is suspected, empiric therapy may be started before susceptibility testing.

 

Medical uses include:

      lower respiratory tract infections

      acute bacterial otitis media

      skin and skin structure infections

      urinary tract infections

      uncomplicated gonorrhoea

      pelvic inflammatory disease

      bacterial sepsis

      intra-abdominal infections

      meningitis

      surgical prophylaxis

      Lyme disease

 

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Ceftriaxone is also used to treat bacterial meningitis caused by pneumococci, meningococci, Haemophilus influenzae, and "sensitive enteric Gram-negative rods, but not Listeria monocytogenes."

 

Ceftriaxone was formerly recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhoea in combination with doxycycline or azithromycin. The guideline has been revised to mono-antibiotic therapy with a higher dose of ceftriaxone due to the greater risk of acquiring azithromycin resistant strains and the high efficacy of higher doses of ceftriaxone.

Common side effects:

     Injection site reactions (swelling, or soreness)

     Eosinophilia

     Increased blood platelets

     Diarrhoea

     Elevated liver transaminases

     Low white blood cell count

     Rash

     Increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

     Pain

 

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