Hospital Formulary Status Yes (parenteral inj)
In-Hospital Cost will be updated
PharmaCare Formulary Status No
Special Authority None
PharmaCare Coverage None
Outpatient Cost 1g powder for soln/inj - $18.24-20.06/vial 2g powder for soln/inj - $36.45-40.10/vial
Broad spectrum antimicrobial with gram positive and gram negative coverage including Pseudomonas.
Nosocomial infections involving resistant organisms.
Acute liver injury (IV)
Neutropenia (IV)
Thrombocytopenia (IV)
Allergic interstitial nephritis (IV)
Pulmonary infiltrate with eosinophilia (PIE) syndrome (IV)
CNS toxicity (IV)
Allergic reaction (IV)
Serum sickness (IV)
Rash (IV)
Note: EBV-related rash - not an allergy
Antimicrobial class: 4th Generation Cephalosporin
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 2.0 hr
Biliary penetration: Moderate
CSF penetration: Therapeutic
Lung penetration: Therapeutic
Urine penetration: Therapeutic