Antimicrobials
Piperacillin/Tazobactam

Piperacillin/Tazobactam

High
N/A
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Dosing

General Information

Antimicrobial Stewardship will review therapies greater than 72 hours.

  • Broad spectrum agent with anti-pseudomonal activity
  • Used for severe infections including:
    • Pneumonia
    • Intra-abdominal/hepatobiliary
    • UTI
    • Polymicrobial skin and soft tissue infection
    • Febrile neutropenia
  • Allergy/rash (immediate or delayed)
  • Cytopenias - esp. thrombocytopenia
  • Eosinophilia
  • Interstitial nephritis
  • Abnormal liver enzymes

Incr. levels of methotrexate.

Antimicrobial class: Ureidopenicillin with a beta-lactamase inhibitor

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 1 hour

Urine penetration: Therapeutic

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Poor

Biliary penetration: Therapeutic