HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
CEFTAZIDIME
Brand Name & Strength
Cefatum Injection 1g, 2g
Reconstitution
Slow IV,
IV infusion
Reconstitute with 10 ml of WFI
Further Dilution
IV infusion
Dilute in 100 ml diluent
Diluent
NS, D5, Sodium Lactate Solution, Hartmann’s Solution
Administration & Infusion rate
IM (doses up to 1 g)
Administer undiluted
Slow IV
Administer over 3 – 5 min into large veins and rotate injection sites
IV infusion
Administer over 30 min
Storage & Stability
RT
(<25 oC)
Fridge
(2 – 8 oC)
After Reconstitution
12 hr / 6 hr (in lignocaine)
7 days / 4 days (in lignocaine)
After dilution
12 hr (conc. up to 40 mg/ml)
7 days (conc. up to 40 mg/ml)
Remarks
Must not be mixed with sodium bicarbonate solution
Lignocaine
Linezolid
Magnesium Chloride
Mencevax
Meropenem
Mesna
Methylene Blue
Methylprednisolone
Metoclopramide
Metronidazole