1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection is a cephalosporin antibacterial indicated in the treatment of the following infections caused by susceptible isolates of the designated microorganisms: Lower respiratory tract infections (1.1); skin and skin-structure infections (1.2); bacterial septicemia (1.3); bone and joint infections (1.4); gynecologic infections (1.5); intra-abdominal infections (1.6); central nervous system infections (1.7).
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection and other antibacterial drugs, Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria. (1.8)
1.1 Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection is indicated for the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections, including pneumonia, caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Pseudomonas spp.; Haemophilus influenzae, including ampicillin-resistant isolates; Klebsiella spp.; Enterobacter spp.; Proteus mirabilis; Escherichia coli; Serratia spp.; Citrobacter spp.; Streptococcus pneumoniae; and Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible isolates).
1.2 Skin and Skin-structure Infections
Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection is indicated for the treatment of skin and skin-structure infections caused byPseudomonas aeruginosa; Klebsiella spp.; Escherichia coli; Proteus spp., including Proteus mirabilis and indole-positive Proteus; Enterobacter spp.; Serratia spp.; Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible isolates); and Streptococcus pyogenes (group A beta-hemolytic streptococci).
1.3 Bacterial Septicemia
Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection is indicated for the treatment of bacterial septicemia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella spp., Haemophilus influenzae, Escherichia coli, Serratia spp., Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible isolates).
1.4 Bone and Joint Infections
Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection is indicated for the treatment of bone and joint infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella spp., Enterobacter spp., and Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible isolates).
1.5 Gynecologic Infections
Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection is indicated for the treatment of gynecologic infections, including endometritis, pelvic cellulitis, and other infections of the female genital tract caused by Escherichia coli.
1.6 Intra-abdominal Infections
Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection is indicated for the treatment of intra-abdominal infections, including peritonitis caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible isolates) and polymicrobial infections caused by aerobic and anaerobic organisms and Bacteroides spp. (many isolates of Bacteroides fragilis are resistant).
1.7 Central Nervous System Infections
Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection is indicated for the treatment of central nervous system infections, including meningitis, caused by Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis. Ceftazidime has also been used successfully in a limited number of cases of meningitis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae.
1.8 Usage
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection and other antibacterial drugs, Ceftazidime for Injection and Dextrose Injection should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.