Antimicrobials
Cefepime

Cefepime

High
N/A
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Dosing

General Information

Antimicrobial Stewardship will review therapies greater than 72 hours.

  • Broad spectrum antimicrobial with gram positive and gram negative coverage including Pseudomonas
  • Used especially nosocomial infections involving resistant organisms
  • Allergy (immediate & delayed)
  • Positive Coombs
  • Cytopenias
  • Non-convulsive status epilepticus

Antimicrobial class: 4th generation Cephalosporin

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 2 hours

Urine penetration: Therapeutic

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Therapeutic

Biliary penetration: Moderate