Antimicrobials
Cefotaxime

Cefotaxime

High
N/A
$30/day

Spectrum of Activity

Dosing

General Information

Empiric therapy for bacterial meningitis, pneumonia (in combination with a macrolide), intra-abdominal infection including SBP, musculoskeletal i.e. septic arthritis, and urinary tract infection.

Rash, localized phlebitis at injection site, allergy.

Positive Coombs test, neutropenia, abnormalities in liver enzymes.

Diarrhea and CDI.

Prefer ceftriaxone for CNS infection in renal failure.

Cefotaxime may be automatically substituted by AHS pharmacy to ceftriaxone due to cost and ease of dosing.

If you order it specifically, specify no substitution otherwise preference is for ceftriaxone

Antimicrobial class: 3rd Generation Cephalosporin

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 1.5

Biliary penetration: Moderate

CSF penetration: Therapeutic

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

Urine penetration: Therapeutic