Ceftriaxone Kalceks
Ceftriaxone Kalceks is an antibiotic used in adults and children to treat various bacterial infections by killing the bacteria.
Form
injektio-/infuusiokuiva-aine liuosta varten
Strength
2 g
Active Ingredient
Ceftriaxone sodium
Manufacturer
AS Kalceks
How to Use
Dosage
Your doctor will decide your dose based on your weight, age, and the type of infection. For adults and children over 12 (or weighing 50 kg or more), it's usually 1-2 grams once a day. For younger children and newborns, the dose is based on their weight (20-80 mg per kg per day).
Method
This medicine is given as an injection into a muscle, or as an injection or a drip (infusion) into a vein, by a doctor or nurse.
Important
The maximum daily dose for adults and children (over 50 kg) is 4 grams. For newborns (0-14 days), the maximum is 50 mg per kilogram of body weight per day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Changes in white blood cell and platelet counts.
- •Loose stools or diarrhea.
- •Changes in liver function blood tests.
- •Rash.
RARE
- •Fungal infections (e.g., thrush).
- •Decrease in certain white blood cells.
- •Decrease in red blood cells (anemia).
- •Blood clotting problems, which may appear as easy bruising, joint pain, and swelling.
- •Headache.
- •Dizziness.
- •Nausea or vomiting.
- •Itching.
- •Pain or burning sensation at the injection site or in the vein where the medicine was given.
- •High temperature (fever).
- •Abnormal kidney function test results (increased blood creatinine).
- •Inflammation of the large intestine, with symptoms such as diarrhea, often with bloody or mucous stools, stomach pain, and fever.
- •Difficulty breathing (bronchospasm).
- •Lumpy rash (hives) that may cover large parts of the body, with itching and swelling.
- •Blood or sugar in the urine.
- •Swelling (fluid retention).
- •Tremors.
- •Secondary infection that may not respond to the antibiotic prescribed for the original infection.
- •Anemia with red blood cell destruction (hemolytic anemia).
- •Severe decrease in certain white blood cells (agranulocytosis).
- •Seizures.
- •Spinning sensation (vertigo).
- •Inflammation of the pancreas, with symptoms such as severe stomach pain that radiates to the back.
- •Inflammation of the mouth lining (stomatitis).
- •Inflammation of the tongue, with symptoms such as tongue swelling, redness, and pain.
- •Gallbladder and/or liver problems, which may cause pain, nausea, vomiting, yellow skin, itching, abnormally dark urine, and unusually pale stools.
- •Neurological disorder in newborns associated with severe jaundice (kernicterus).
- •Skin inflammation and redness (erythema multiforme).
- •Kidney problems caused by calcium-ceftriaxone deposits, which may appear as painful urination or reduced urine output.
- •False positive Coombs test result.
- •False positive test result for galactosemia.
- •Ceftriaxone Kalceks may affect certain blood sugar test results.
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to ceftriaxone or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor immediately if you experience signs of a severe allergic reaction, such as sudden swelling of the face, throat, lips or mouth, difficulty breathing or swallowing, sudden swelling of hands, feet or ankles, chest pain, or a severe rash.
- Do not take if you are allergic to lidocaine and the medicine is to be given as an injection into a muscle.
- Ceftriaxone Kalceks should not be given to premature babies or newborns (up to 28 days old) with certain blood problems, jaundice (yellow skin or eyes), or if they are to receive calcium-containing products into a vein.
- Tell your doctor if you have recently received or are about to receive products containing calcium.
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- Tell your doctor if you have recently had diarrhea after taking antibiotics.
- Tell your doctor if you have liver or kidney problems.
- If you receive Ceftriaxone Kalceks for a long time, you may need regular blood tests.
- This medicine may cause dizziness. If you feel dizzy, do not drive or use tools or machines.
- Seek immediate medical help if you develop a sudden severe rash with blisters or peeling skin, especially with mouth sores (Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis), a widespread rash with fever, high liver enzymes, swollen lymph nodes, and symptoms affecting other organs (DRESS or drug hypersensitivity syndrome), a red, lumpy, and blistering rash with fever (acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis), or Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction (fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, and rash), especially when treated for Lyme disease.