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Cefotaxime / Britain’s / Cricef / Haltax / Lyfovet / Taxim

Cefotaxime

Category

Third generation cephalosporin 

Action

Binds to penicillin binding proteins which inhibit final transpeptidation and cause lysis of bacteria cell wall

Indication

Respiratory tract infection, Urinary tract infection, Localied infections, tuberculosis

Dose

Cat & dog @ 25-50 mg/kg IM IV (divided dose)

Contraindications

Penicillin hypersensitive animals

Adverse Effects

Cause cross resistance in penicillin hypersensitive animals

Availability

Britax

Inj 250mg, 500mg, 1g

Cefotaxime

Inj 250mg, 500mg, 1g

Crilcef

Inj 3gm

Haltax

Inj 2g

Lyfovet

Inj 2gm and 4gm

Taxim

Inj 125mg, 250mg, 500mg, 1gm, 2gm

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