Ceftizoxime

Ceftizoxime treats a variety of bacterial infections.

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Other
Acinetobacter Infections
Bacterial Infections
Bacteroides Infections
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Escherichia Coli Infections
Gonorrhea
Haemophilus Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Proteus Infections
Sepsis
Serratia Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

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Uses of Ceftizoxime

Updated: May 28, 2015

Ceftizoxime is used in the treatment of:

Acinetobacter Infections
Bacteroides Infections
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Escherichia coli Infections
Gonorrhea
Haemophilus Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Proteus Infections
Sepsis
Serratia Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Ceftizoxime Brand Names

Ceftizoxime may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Cefizox

Ceftizoxime Drug Class

Ceftizoxime is part of the drug class:

Third generation cephalosporins

Ceftizoxime Interactions

This is not a complete list of Ceftizoximedrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Ceftizoxime and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Ceftizoxime falls into category B:

There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Ceftizoxime. But in animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication, and the babies did not show any medical issues related to this medication.

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given Ceftizoxime, and some babies had problems. But in human studies, pregnant women were given this medication and their babies did not have any problems related to this medication.