Cefotaxime 1g powder for solution for injection/infusion (1g) X10 Vials POM

 What Cefotaxime is and what it is used for

Cefotaxime is an antibiotic, i.e. a medicine which is used for the treatment of bacterial infections of:
• the lungs (pneumonia)
• the skin and soft tissue
• the urinary tract
• the genitals (including gonorrhoea)
• the heart valves (endocarditis)
• the membranes covering the brain (meningitis)
• the abdomen
• the blood (so called ‘bacteraemia’)

Furthermore cefotaxime is used to treat the Lyme disease (borreliosis, an infection primarily caused by tick bites, e.g. relapsing fever).

Cefotaxime can also be used before and during surgery in order to prevent possible infections

PIL - pil.101457.pdf