Description
Cefoperazone and Sulbactam for Injection: Cefoperazone + Sulbactam is one of the classes of medications known as antibiotics, which are prescribed to cure several bacterial infections like respiratory tract (lungs) infection, urine infection, blood infection, meningitis (inflammation of the brain and spinal cord), gonorrhoea (sexually transmitted infection), skin, abdominal, bone, and joint infections. Bacterial infections occur because harmful bacteria multiply within or on the body. Infectious or pathogenic bacteria can cause illness and grow rapidly in your body. Toxins are chemicals generated by the damaging bacteria that will hurt tissue and cause illness. Cefoperazone + Sulbactam consists of a combination of two drugs: Cefoperazone (cephalosporin antibiotic) and sulbactam (beta-lactamase inhibitor). Cefoperazone inhibits the development of bacterial cell covering, which is essential for them to survive. Thus, it kills bacteria. Sulbactam, on the other hand, reduces bacterial resistance and increases the activity of Cefoperazone against bacteria.
Medical Benefits:
- Cefoperazone + Sulbactam is a class of medicines known as antibiotics that are used to treat infections caused by various bacteria, including respiratory tract (lung) infection, urine infection, blood infection, meningitis, gonorrhoeic, skin, abdominal, bone, and joint infections.
- Cefoperazone acts by inhibiting the production of the bacterial cell covering required for them to survive.
- Sulbactam acts by inhibiting bacterial resistance and increasing the activity of Cefoperazone on the bacteria.
Uses:
- Cefoperazone + Sulbactam is indicated for the treatment of septicemia, which is a potentially fatal disease due to pathogenic bacteria in the blood.
- This intravenous preparation is employed to treat severe intra-abdominal infections like peritonitis and abscesses.
- This medication is also employed in the treatment of serious infections of bones and joints, like osteomyelitis and septic arthritis.
- Cefoperazone + Sulbactam treats a broad spectrum of bacterial infections like respiratory tract, urinary tract, skin, and soft tissue infections.
Directions to use:
- Don’t give it to yourself.
- Pinch the skin tightly between your index finger and thumb, and do it rapidly.
- Insert the needle directly into the muscle.
- Suction back the plunger; if blood is drawn into the syringe, remove the needle from the skin.
- Exchange the needle with one of the same bore.
- You can give the already-present drug in the syringe.
- Give the drug slowly.
Dosage:
Use this injection in the correct dose as instructed by your doctor. Don’t use the higher mg of this medication.
Storage:
- Store this medication in a dry and cool place.
- Don’t keep this infusion in sunlight.
- Keep this infusion out of reach of children and pets.
Side Effects:
- Diarrhoea
- Allergic reaction
- Abnormal liver function tests
- Anemia
Precautions:
- You have been given this combination drug to treat bacterial infections, even if the bacteria are resistant.
- Complete the course as advised by your doctor, even if you feel better. It may make the infection return and more difficult to treat if stopped early.
- Diarrhoea can occur as a side effect. Probiotics with Cefoperazone + Sulbactam can help. Inform your doctor if you experience bleeding stools or develop abdominal cramps.
- Discontinue Cefoperazone + Sulbactam and contact your doctor at once if you develop an itching rash, swelling of the face, throat or tongue or shortness of breath while taking this medication.
