The injection of cefepime is used to treat bacterial infections that affect the skin, kidneys, urinary tract, and pneumonia. To treat abdominal (stomach area) infections, cefepime injection and metronidazole (Flagyl) are combined. Patients with fever and a high risk of infection due to low white blood cell counts are also treated with cefepime injection. Cefepime injection belongs to the group of drugs known as cephalosporin antibiotics. It eliminates bacteria to operate.

Colds, the flu, or other viral diseases cannot be treated with antibiotics, such as cefepime injection. Antibiotic overuse raises the likelihood that you’ll get an infection later on that is resistant to antibiotic therapy.

Cefepime injection is available as a premixed medication that must be injected intravenously (into a vein) over a 30-minute period or as a powder that must be mixed with fluids. You can also administer cefepime injection intramuscularly (into a muscle). For 7 to 10 days, it is typically administered every 8 or 12 hours.

Cefepime injection can be injected into you in a hospital or it can be given to you at home. Your healthcare professional will demonstrate how to administer the drug if you will be receiving cefepime injection at home. Make sure you comprehend these instructions, and if you have any issues, consult your healthcare professional.

During the initial days of cefepime injectable therapy, you should start to feel better. Call your doctor if your symptoms don’t go away or get worse.

Even if you feel better, continue taking cefepime injectable until the end of the prescription. Your illness could not be entirely treated if you stop using cefepime injection too soon or skip doses, and the bacteria might develop an antibiotic resistance.

Moreover, endocarditis (an infection of the heart’s lining and valves), meningitis (an infection of the membranes surrounding the brain and spine), and blood infections are occasionally treated with cefepime injection. The dangers of using this drug for your illness should be discussed with your doctor.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details if you believe this drug should be used for something else.

Before taking cefepime injection,

• If you have an allergy to cefepime, carbapenem antibiotics, or other cephalosporin antibiotics like cefaclor, cefadroxil, cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol), cefdinir, cefditoren (Spectracef), cefixime (Suprax), cefotaxime (Claforan), cefotetan, cefoxitin (Mefoxin), cepod (Teflaro), Ceftazidime (Fortaz, Tazicef in Avycaz), Ceftibuten (Cedax), Ceftriaxone (Rocephin), Cefuroxime (Zinacef), and Cephalexin (Keflex); penicillin antibiotics; or any other drugs. Moreover, let your doctor know if any of the components of cefepime injection cause you to react negatively. For a list of the ingredients, ask your pharmacist.
• Inform your doctor and pharmacist about all prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal products that you are now taking or intend to use. Amikacin, gentamicine, kanamycin, neomycin (Neo-Fradin), streptomycin, and tobramycin should all be mentioned. Your physician might need to adjust the dosage of your drugs or keep a close eye on you for side effects.
• Inform your doctor if you have or have had had renal or liver illness, as well as gastrointestinal (GI) disease, especially colitis (a condition that causes swelling in the lining of the colon [large intestine]).
• Inform your physician if you are nursing a baby, intend to get pregnant, or are already pregnant. Call your doctor if you get pregnant while taking cefepime injectable.

Keep eating normally unless your doctor instructs you otherwise.

The missed dose should be taken as soon as you remember. If the next dose is soon due, skip the missed one and carry on with your regular dosing plan. To make up for a missing dose, do not take a second one.

Side effects from cefepime injection are possible. If any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away, let your doctor know right once:

• Headache
• Diarrhea
• Pain, redness, swelling, or bleeding close to the injection site for cefepime

Some adverse effects may be severe. Stop using cefepime injection immediately and contact your doctor or seek emergency medical attention if you have any of the following symptoms:

• During treatment or for up to two or more months after stopping treatment, you may experience fever, stomach pain, or bloody or watery stools
• Rash
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Itching
• Breathing or swallowing challenges
• Swelling of the tongue or throat
• Seizures
• Confusion
• Hallucinations
• Coma
• A recurrence of fever, sore throat, chills, or any other infection-related symptoms

Such adverse reactions to cefepime injection are possible. If you have any strange side effects while taking this medicine, call your doctor right away.

You or your doctor can submit a report to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting programme online or by phone if you have a serious side event (1-800-332-1088).

The best way to preserve your medication will be advised by your doctor. Just as prescribed, only store your prescription. Be sure to know the right way to store your medications.

Unused prescriptions must be disposed of carefully to prevent pets, kids, and other people from ingesting them. You should not, however, dispose of this medication in the toilet. Instead, utilising a medicine take-back programme is the easiest approach to get rid of your medication. To find out about take-back programmes in your area, speak with your pharmacist or the garbage/recycling department in your city. If you do not have access to a take-back programme, see the FDA’s Safe Disposal of Medications website at http://goo.gl/c4Rm4p for additional information.

Call the poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222 in the event of an overdose. Moreover, information can be found online at https://www.poisonhelp.org/help. Call 911 right once if the person has collapsed, experienced a seizure, is having difficulty breathing, or cannot be roused.

Overdose signs could include the following:

• Muscles tremble and spasm
• Seizures
• Confusion
• Hallucinations
• Coma

Keep all of your appointments with your physician and the lab. To monitor your body’s reaction to cefepime injection, your doctor may request specific lab tests.

Inform the lab staff and your doctor that you are taking cefepime injectable prior to any laboratory test.

If you have diabetes and test your urine for glucose while taking this medication, use Clinistix or TesTape (not Clinitest).

Ask any queries you may have regarding cefepime injection to your pharmacist.

You should keep a written record of every medication you take, including any over-the-counter (OTC) items, prescription drugs, and dietary supplements like vitamins and minerals. This list should be brought with you whenever you see a doctor or are admitted to the hospital. You should always have this information with you in case of emergencies.