Ceftazidime

Ceftazidime, dem sell under de brand name Fortaz among odas, be a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic useful for de treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Specifically dem dey use am for joint infections, meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, urinary tract infections, malignant otitis externa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, den vibrio infection. Dem dey give am by injection into a vein, muscle, anaa eye.

Common side effects dey include nausea, allergic reactions, den pain at de site of injection. Oda side effects fi include Clostridioides difficile diarrhea. Dem no recommend am insyd people wey na dem previous get anaphylaxis to a penicillin. Ein use be relatively safe during pregnancy den breastfeeding. E dey insyd de third-generation cephalosporin family of medications wey e dey work by interfering plus de bacteria ein cell wall.

Na dem patent ceftazidime insyd 1978 wey e cam into commercial use insyd 1984. E dey on de World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Ceftazidime be available as a generic medication.

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