Doses - CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM
↪ Description - CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM
Dogs & Cats: For resistant cases of Lyme Disease when response to other antibiotics is not noted: a) 20 mg/kg IV or SubQ q12h for 7-10 days (Greene 1990)Horses: For susceptible infections: 25 - 50 mg/kg q12h IV or IM (Note: This is a human dose...
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CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM
↪ Doses - CEFTRIAXONE SODIUM
Chemistry - A third generation cephalosporin, ceftriaxone sodium occurs as white to yellowish-orange crystalline powder. It is soluble in water (400 mg/ml at 25°C). Potencies of commercial products are expressed in terms of ceftriaxone. One gram of...
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Doses - CEFTIOFUR SODIUM, CEFTIOFUR HCL
↪ Description - CEFTIOFUR SODIUM, CEFTIOFUR HCL
Cattle: For labeled indications: a) Naxcel®: 1.1 - 2.2 mg/kg IM once daily for 3 treatments; may give additional doses on4th and 5th day if response is not satisfactory. Reconstitute 1 g vial with 20 ml and the 4g vial with 80 ml of...
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CEFTIOFUR SODIUM, CEFTIOFUR HCL
↪ Doses - CEFTIOFUR SODIUM, CEFTIOFUR HCL
For general information on the cephalosporins including adverse effects, contraindications, overdosage, drug interactions, and monitoring parameters, refer to the monograph: Cephalosporins, General Information. Chemistry - Ceftiofur sodium and HCl...
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Doses - CEFOXITIN SODIUM
↪ Description - CEFOXITIN SODIUM
Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) 6 - 20 mg/kg SQ, IM, IV tid; for meningitis: 6 - 40 mg/kg IV tid-qid (Morgan 1988) b) 11 - 22 mg/kg IV q8h (Aronson and Aucoin 1989) c) 10 - 20 mg/kg IV q8h (Riviere 1989) d) 30 mg/kg IV q8h (Vaden and Papich 1995)Cats: ...
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CEFOXITIN SODIUM
↪ Doses - CEFOXITIN SODIUM
For general information on the cephalosporins including adverse effects, contraindications, overdosage, drug interactions, and monitoring parameters, refer to the monograph: Cephalosporins, General Information. Chemistry - Actually a cephamycin, cefoxitin sodium...
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Doses - CEFOTAXIME SODIUM
↪ Description - CEFOTAXIME SODIUM
Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) For acute pancreatitis: 6 - 40 mg/kg IV or IM qid (Morgan 1988) b) 27.5 - 55 mg/kg IM, IV or SQ q8h (Aronson and Aucoin 1989) c) 25 - 50 mg/kg IV, IM or SQ q8h (Riviere 1989); (Vaden and Papich 1995)Cats: For...
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CEFOTAXIME SODIUM
↪ Doses - CEFOTAXIME SODIUM
For general information on the cephalosporins including adverse effects, contraindications, overdosage, drug interactions, and monitoring parameters, refer to the monograph: Cephalosporins, General Information. Chemistry - A semisynthetic, 3rd generation,...
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Doses - CEFOPERAZONE SODIUM
↪ Description - CEFOPERAZONE SODIUM
Horses: For susceptible infections: 30 - 50 mg/kg q8-12h IV or IM (Note: This is a human doseand should be used as a general guideline only) (Walker 1992) Monitoring Parameters - 1) Efficacy; 2) PT's, CBC if bleeding occurs Client Information - Because...
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CEFOPERAZONE SODIUM
↪ Doses - CEFOPERAZONE SODIUM
Chemistry - A third generation cephalosporin, cefoperazone sodium contains a piperazine sidechain giving it antipseudomonal activity. It occurs as white, crystalline powder and is freely solublein water and poorly soluble in alcohol. At room temperature,...
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Doses - CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
↪ Description - CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
Dogs: For susceptible infections: a) 20 - 25 mg/kg IM, IV q6-8h (Vaden and Papich 1995) b) 10 - 30 mg/kg IM, IV or SQ (Riviere 1989) c) 11 - 33 mg/kg IV q8h; 22 - 33 mg/kg IM or SQ q8h (Aronson and Aucoin 1989) For surgical prophylaxis (soft-tissue): a) 20...
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CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
↪ Doses - CEFAZOLIN SODIUM
For general information on the cephalosporins including adverse effects, contraindications, overdosage, drug interactions, and monitoring parameters, refer to the monograph: Cephalosporins, General Information. Chemistry - An injectable, semi-synthetic...
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