| Category of Drug | Cefazolin is an Anti-Infective drug |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Cefazolin is used for 1. Respiratory tract infection 2. urinary tract Infection 3. Skin and soft tissue infection 4. Biliary tract infection 5. Bone and joint infection 6. Endocarditis 7. Septicaemia 8. Preoperative prophylaxis. |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Hypersensitivity and cephalosporin 2. Colitis 3. lactation 4. pregnancy |
| Precautions | 1. Renal function impairment 2. overgrowth of the non-susceptible organism 3. Interactions |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Eosinophilia 2. Diarrhoea 3. Fever 4. Convulsions 5. Neutropenia 6. Anaphylaxis 7. phlebitis 8. oral candidiasis 9. leucopenia |
| Pregnancy Category | B |
