Ampicillin/Sulbactam AptaPharma
This medicine is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections.
Form
injektio-/infuusiokuiva-aine liuosta varten
Strength
1 g / 0.5 g
Active Ingredient
Ampicillin sodium
Manufacturer
Apta Medica Internacional d.o.o.
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your exact dose, usually 1.5g to 12g daily for adults, given every 6-8 hours.
Method
A doctor or nurse will give you this medicine as an injection into a muscle or vein, or as an infusion into a vein.
Important
The total amount of sulbactam you receive should not be more than 4 grams per day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Changes in blood tests (fewer red or white blood cells, more of certain white blood cells).
- •Inflammation in a vein.
- •Diarrhea.
- •Temporary abnormal liver test results.
- •Pain at the place where the injection was given.
RARE
- •Headache.
- •Vomiting.
- •Rash or itching.
- •Feeling very tired or unwell.
- •Nausea (feeling sick to your stomach).
- •Swelling or soreness of the tongue.
- •Stomach pain.
- •Anemia due to red blood cells breaking down too fast.
- •Small red spots on the skin from bleeding (due to low platelets).
- •Seizures, dizziness, or feeling very sleepy.
- •Trouble breathing.
- •Inflammation in the gut, sometimes with bloody stools.
- •Mouth sores.
- •Tongue discoloration.
- •Widespread skin reactions with redness, swelling, or pus-filled blisters.
- •Peeling skin (exfoliative dermatitis).
- •Abnormal liver function, yellowing of skin/eyes (jaundice), or liver inflammation (hepatitis).
- •Reactions at the injection site (if injection was given).
- •Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, making it hard to swallow or breathe (angioedema), often with a rash, blisters, or skin redness/bruising.
- •Severe allergic reactions (anaphylactic shock).
- •Severe skin conditions with blisters, peeling skin (Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, erythema multiforme).
- •Kidney inflammation.
Important Warnings
- Do not use if you are allergic to ampicillin, sulbactam, penicillin, or similar antibiotics.
- Do not use if you are allergic to lidocaine, which might be used in some injections.
- Tell your doctor if you have had liver damage from ampicillin before.
- Talk to your doctor if you have liver disease, mononucleosis, or a type of blood cancer (lymphatic leukemia).
- Tell your doctor immediately if you get severe diarrhea with blood or mucus, as this can be life-threatening.
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- Contact your doctor right away if you have stomach pain, itching, dark urine, yellow skin/eyes, feel sick, or feel weak, as these can be signs of liver problems.
- Tell your doctor right away if you get serious skin reactions like redness or a rash.
- Do not drive or use machines if you feel dizzy, have seizures, or feel sleepy.
- This medicine should not be given as an injection into a muscle for children under 2 years old.