Cefotaxime Sodium

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WALGREENS Retail

$66.59

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49%
$33.92 With Free Coupon
CVS PHARMACY Retail

$66.59

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COSTCO Retail

$66.59

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HARRIS TEETER PHARMACY Retail

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WEGMANS FOOD MARKETS INC Retail

$66.59

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SAFEWAY PHARMACY Retail

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WALMART PHARMACY
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Cefotaxime Sodium

Drug Info for cefotaxime sodium

Cefotaxime injection is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria including pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract (lung) infections; gonorrhea (a sexually transmitted disease); meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) and other brain and spinal cord infections; and abdominal (stomach area), female reproductive organs, skin, blood, bone, joint, and urinary tract infections. Cefotaxime injection may also be used before surgery, and during and after a cesarean section, in order to prevent the patient from getting an infection. Cefotaxime injection is in a class of medications called cephalosporin antibiotics. It works by killing bacteria. Antibiotics such as cefotaxime injection will not work for colds, flu, or other viral infections. Using antibiotics when they are not needed increases your risk of getting an infection later that resists antibiotic treatment.

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  • Injectable
  • By injection

Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or a vein.

Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

Missed dose: You must use this medicine on a fixed schedule. Call your doctor or pharmacist if you miss a dose.

This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to cefotaxime or any other cephalosporin antibiotic.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease or a history of stomach or bowel disease (such as colitis). Tell your doctor if you had an allergic reaction to penicillin.

This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

Some medicines can affect how cefotaxime works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following: Furosemide, probenecidAminoglycoside antibioticNSAID pain or arthritis medicine, including aspirin, celecoxib, diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen

This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

  • Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the needle is placed
  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
  • Blistering, peeling, red skin rash
  • Severe diarrhea (watery or bloody), severe stomach pain, nausea or vomiting
  • Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness
  • Fever, chills, cough, sore throat, and body aches