CEFTAZIDIME vs CEFUROXIME

I Have been on IV antibiotics and was discharged from hospital yesterday, now this is what my Picc looks like, I am in emergency as my arm is really hot and feels like it is on fire, I am having heart palpitations, am extremely tired, supper nausea and 8 mg of zofran is not covering it. As well I n

I have a patient with a history of multiple myeloma, currently in remission about a year after autologous stem cell transplant, currently in pomalidomide maintenance. PMH is notable for multiple DVTs and PEs and probably an undiagnosed hypercoagulable state, for which he's on warfarin. Also paroxy

Hi there, I'm Throwaway PharmD. Let me type up a few new Rx's for you that showed up in my hospital electronic RX queue: >Metformin 800mg supp 500mgMISC Sig: TAKE >Rosiglitazone 8mg Sig:take 0.5 tab in AM >pioglitazone 22.5mg Sig:take 0.5 tab in AM >Ceftazidime 1gm for 5 doses Frequency:

When I'm reconning ceftazidime/avibactam(avycaz) there is a ton of positive pressure in the vial after the powder fully recon's. I know that's normal, however, I notice after a short while, maybe an hour, the bubbles go away and there is no more positive pressure in the vial, even if none of the sol

My Dad has been an alcoholic for decades and has been drinking every night since he was 25 years old. There have been moments in the past several months when we had to have him checked by physicians because we were worried about his health, given that he is not getting any younger. Surprisingly, his

Nurse here. I have a question for reconstituting ceftazidime via IV push. I notice specifically for this medication, when I inject 20 ml’s of sterile water into the vial, it seems like there’s carbonated bubbles once I draw it back into my syringe. It also leaks a whole lot. I don’t inject any addi

Hi everyone, and sorry for the photo (in the comments). A relative developed (F30, no smoker) a wound on their hip after an afternoon at the beach. This happened in July. We went to the ER, and a plastic surgeon also examined it. They were prescribed antibiotics and painkillers (amoxicillin, flucona

Howdy, nerds. Anyone know why the ceftazidime package insert indicates that vials should be reconstituted with SWFI, and then diluted further with NSS? Can I just use NSS for the initial recon? Most importantly, can I use a mini-bag? TYIA.

Hello, my name is Daniel and I'm 19 years old. I'm 1.82 cm and around 70 kgs, which is around 6 ft 154 lbs. I'm a smoker, I've been smoking for about 4 to 5 years and I also have asthma. I've followed a treatment when I was around 9-10 years old for it, I had the luck to stumble upon a really good p

Per package insert, cefuroxime tablets are not supposed to be crushed or chewed. The reason behind this is persistent bitter/bad taste. Our formulary only has 500mg tabs. What are your thoughts on splitting the tab given it’s not recommended due to the bitterness? No safety concerns noted in package

Had an Rx for Azithromycin 250mg bd for 5 days. Patient indicated this was for a kidney infection. I asked if it was an STI but was assured it was a kidney infection. I rang the prescriber thinking it may be a mistake and they wanted Cefuroxime instead (Zinnat instead of zithromax) But no, correct m

So we have this elderly tech challenged temp lady with "hospital experience" at our LTC who only checks filled prescriptions. We stopped letting her verify antibiotic IV's because she keeps acting like it's acute care and wants to check CrCl on every other order and ends up disrupting workflow even

Can we as pharmacist alter a script without calling provider? Example today. Cefuroxime 250mg/5mL susp The solution does not exist in a generic. Can I change the cefuroxime 250 mg tab without verbal approval? Also. —Changing tabs to capsules? The RX is written for 5 mg but only 10 mg available, can

* Age: 86 * Sex: Male * Height: 172 - 178 cm * Weight: 54 kilograms * Race: not sure (Indian) * Duration of complaint: \~1 week * Location (Geographic): India * Location (on body): not applicable? * Recreational drug use: none since at least 1.5 decades. Smoked cigarettes for 5-10 years before that.

Hi all, I am 32 years old, female, around 120 pounds, nonsmoker/social drinker. No health issues besides a UTI that I have been fighting off since January (currently on Cefuroxime 500/ 2X a day for 5 days, have taken Monurol 3X as well)....I just saw a urologist who put me on a treatment plan which

Hello! I am a 23-year-old Black female, no significant past medical history So I tested positive for strep on 05/27 and started and completed a 10-day course of amoxicillin. I began feeling better by day 2 or 3 of the amoxicillin but still completed the full course. On the morning of 06/10 (4 days