Antibiotic "Cefabol": instructions for use

The drug "Cefabol" instructions for use is a cephalosporin antibiotic, which has a large spectrum of usefulness and is intended for parenteral use. The introduction of this drug has a pronounced bactericidal effect on the patient's body due to the slowing down of the synthesis of the cell wall of pathogenic microorganisms. At the same time, the action of the antibiotic "Cefabol" (application instruction explains it by its composition) is a violation of the crosslinking of peptidoglycans and acetylation of membrane-bound transpeptidases necessary to ensure rigidity of the bacterium. As for the basic pharmacokinetic characteristics of this drug, then after intravenous administration, the greatest plasma concentrations begin to occur after five to six minutes, and after intramuscular administration of a dosage of 1000 mg - after twenty-five to thirty minutes.

The antibacterial agent "Cefabol" (the instruction on application is obligatory is in each packing) is issued in the form of white or white-yellow powder which is intended for solution preparation. The latter is used exclusively for intramuscular or intravenous administration. The composition of this drug as an active ingredient is a substance such as sodium cefotaxime.

Use of the antibiotic in question, the manufacturer recommends for the treatment of a large number of infectious diseases. So, for example, to prescribe the drug "Cefabol" instruction for use advises patients with ventriculitis, meningitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, sore throat or otitis. In addition, as part of complex therapy, this drug is good for chronic and acute forms of pyelonephritis and adnexitis, with endometritis and pelvicperitonitis. People with various postoperative wound complications are also often prescribed antibiotic "Cefabol". The injections with this medicine are also effective for the elimination of infectious diseases of the joints and bones, the treatment of cholangitis, peritonitis, cholecystitis and abscesses of the abdominal cavity.

Direct indications are also endocarditis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, borreliosis, sepsis and salmonellosis. In addition, this drug should be used to eliminate infections that have developed against the background of severe immunodeficiency, and also to prevent the development of obstetric-gynecological, urological and other infections after surgical interventions.

Prescribe this antimicrobial agent is strictly not recommended for patients with an allergic reaction to lidocaine or carbapenems. In case of individual intolerance to cephalosporins, it is also worth giving up therapy with the antibiotic "Cefabol". Feedback from experts warns about the undesirability of its introduction with established enterocolitis or intracardiac blockade. In addition, the list of strict contraindications includes a severe form of heart failure, bleeding and age of up to 2.5 years.