The drug has a 100% bioavailability and well absorbed from the site of administration into the systemic circulation of the patient. One injection a day allows you to achieve the required therapeutic agent concentration. That is why the most commonly prescribed stabbing ceftriaxone once a day.
Before the therapy, you must ensure that no patient hypersensitivity to the antibiotic. Hypersensitivity - the only contraindication ceftriaxone, which is its great advantage.
Dosage
For the treatment of children, aged from 14 days to 12 years, appointed injections once a day. dose calculation is based on the norm of 20-50 mg of the drug per 1 kg of weight of the child. If necessary, the dose can be increased to 80 mg. However, we must remember that the dose change may only be carried out by the attending physician.
For adults and children over 12 years of use Ceftriaxone 1-2 g once a day, with an interval of 24 hours. If necessary, the severity of the disease caused by insufficient sensitivity or microorganisms, may increase the dose up to 4 g
Newborns in the first 2 weeks of birth Ceftriaxone injection is performed 1 time per day at a dosage of 20-50 mg per kg of body weight.
If a child weighing more than 50 kg, then it can be used for the treatment of drug at a dosage similar to an adult patient.
the number of elderly patients Ceftriaxone is not correct.
The duration of therapy and treatment regimen prescribed by the physician, according to the condition of the patient and the severity of the disease. Number of Ceftriaxone injections a day as an exception can be increased to two.
When disorders in functional activity of the kidney and liver, there is no need to adjust the standard scheme of therapy, therefore it is possible to prick a unit dose formulation. An exception is the combination of renal and liver failure heavy nature. In this case, a regular monitoring of Ceftriaxone level in the blood, which causes a change of dosage. Such patients must prick drug once a day.
Indications
Ceftriaxone is most often prescribed to adults by injection under the following disease states:
- bacterial infections of internal organs, stomach and intestines (e.g., peritonitis, etc.);
- in infectious and inflammatory processes in the airways (e.g., pneumonia, bronchitis, acute and chronic nature, sinusitis, abscesses);
- infections articular and bone;
- for skin lesions, bacterial origin;
- for the treatment of infections of the genitourinary system;
- through blood infection, meningitis, endocarditis, and others;
- for the prevention of infection in the postoperative period.
conclusion
For the treatment of infections of different localization, the patient needs to spend time on the day of Ceftriaxone injection. Single use is sufficient for storing the therapeutic concentration of the drug and avoid side effects.
Duration of treatment is determined individually, depending on the disease, its severity and the patient's condition. However, the development of side effects should stop stabbing ceftriaxone and refer to a specialist, who will adjust the dosage or prescribe to replace analogue.
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