Description
Aztreonam Injection – AZTREORAP Injection has a medicine called Aztreonam that is used to treat serious bacterial infections. It is used for infections in different parts of the body, such as the urinary tract, blood, brain, ears, skin, stomach, bones, windpipe, and lungs. This medicine is an antibiotic used to treat serious infections caused by bacteria. A bacterial infection happens when bad bacteria grow in the body and make you sick. It can affect any part of the body and spread rapidly. This medicine kills the bacteria by preventing them from making the bacterial protective wall, which they need to grow and survive.
Uses of Aztreonam Injection
Aztreonam Injection helps to kill bacteria that can cause bad infections. It is used to treat various bacterial infections, including those in the lungs (pneumonia), blood, brain, ears, skin, soft tissues, stomach, bones, windpipe, and urinary tract.
A doctor or nurse puts it into a vein, and you should not give it to yourself. Aztreonam Injection usually helps you feel better fast, but you should keep using it as your doctor said, even if you feel good. This ensures that all the bacteria are gone and don’t become resistant to the medicine.
Precautions for Using Aztreonam Injection
- Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you are allergic to this medicine. Regular monitoring is required of kidney and liver functioning while taking this medicine.
- If the patient is pregnant or breastfeeding, then they should consult with their doctor before taking the Aztreonam Injection.
- While taking Aztreonam Injection, if you feel blood in your stools or have severe stomach pain with diarrhea, then you should contact your doctor immediately.
- Before taking this medicine, inform your doctor if you have liver problems, kidney problems, blood disorders, or fits.
If you are taking any other antibiotics or oral anticoagulants that consult with your doctor first.
Directions for Use of Aztreonam Injection
Aztreonam Injection is given through a drip or an injection into a vein or muscle by a medical professional, and doctor, or a nurse. Get this injection for as long as the doctor has said to. Don’t miss any doses and complete all of your treatment, even if you start to feel better. If you stop taking the medicine too soon, the infection might come back or get worse.
Possible Side Effects of Aztreonam Injection
Here are the common side effects of Aztreonam Injection are given below:
- Dizziness
- Chest pain
- Headache
- Double vision
- Bad breath
- Vaginal irritation
- Blocked nose
