| Category of Drug | Ceftazidime is an Anti-Infective drug |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | 1. Ceftazidime is used for Infections are due to sensitive bacteria, especially those due to Pseudomonas spp. and including those resistant to aminoglycosides. |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Cephalosporin hypersensitivity 2.porphyria. |
| Precautions | 1. Penicillin sensitivity 2. Renal impairment 3. lactation 4. False-positive urinary glucose 5. False-positive Coombs’ test 6. Pregnancy |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Diarrhoea 2. Nausea 3. Vomiting 4. Abdominal 5. Discomfort 6. Headache 7. Antibiotic-associated colitis 8. Allergic reacons including rashes, pruritus, urticaria 9. Serum sickness-like reaction 10. Toxic epidermal necrolysis reported 11. reversible interstitial nephritis |
| Pregnancy Category | B |
