Hospital Formulary Status Yes (PO solid, PO powder for susp, parenteral inj)
In-Hospital Cost will be updated
PharmaCare Formulary Status Yes (PO solid, PO susp)
SA None
PharmaCare Coverage 250mg PO - $0.9059/tab 500mg PO - $1.5484/tab 125mg/5ml PO susp recon - $0.1938/ml
Outpatient Cost 250mg PO - $0.85-1.20/tab 500mg PO - $1.62-1.97/tab 125mg/5ml PO susp recon - $0.19-0.22/ml 750mg powder for soln/inj - $21.48-23.63/vial 7.5g powder for soln/inj - 161.14-177.25/vial
Acute liver injury (mainly with IV)
Neutropenia (mainly with IV)
Thrombocytopenia (mainly with IV)
Allergic interstitial nephritis (mainly with IV)
Pulmonary infiltrate with eosinophilia (PIE) syndrome (mainly with IV)
Allergic reaction (PO and IV)
Serum sickness (PO and IV)
Rash (PO and IV)
Note: EBV-related rash - not an allergy
None significant; potential increase in INR with warfarin
Antimicrobial class: 2nd Generation Cephalosporin
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 2.0 hr
Urine penetration: Therapeutic
Lung penetration: Therapeutic
CSF penetration: Poor
Biliary penetration: Therapeutic