Hospital Formulary Status Yes (parenteral inj)
In-Hospital Cost will be updated
PharmaCare Formulary Status Yes (PO solid, parenteral inj)
SA None
PharmaCare Coverage 250mg PO - $0.4561/cap 500mg PO - $0.8646/cap 250mg powder for soln/inj - $2.2140/vial 500mg powder for soln/inj - $2.3220/vial 1g powder for soln/inj - $3.8880/vial 2g powder for soln/inj - $7.7760/vial
Outpatient Cost 250mg PO - $0.51-0.56/cap 500mg PO - $0.90-0.97/cap 250mg powder for soln/inj - $2.22-2.44/vial 500mg powder for soln/inj - $2.32-2.55/vial 1g powder for soln/inj- $3.89-4.28/vial 2g powder for soln/inj - $7.78-8.56/vial
Pathogen directed therapy for CNS, intravascular, intraabdominal, urinary and other infections especially enterococcus and listeria
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)
CNS toxicity (mainly with IV)
Infusion-related reactions (IV)
Allergic reaction (PO and IV)
Serum sickness (PO and IV)
Rash (PO and IV)
Note: EBV-related rash - not an allergy
Allopurinol, methotrexate, mycophenolate, warfarin, some vaccines
Antimicrobial class: Aminopenicillin
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 1.0 hr
Biliary penetration: Therapeutic
CSF penetration: Therapeutic
Lung penetration: Therapeutic
Urine penetration: Therapeutic