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Cefotan (Generic Cefotetan Injection)

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Why is this medication prescribed?

Infections of the lungs, skin, bones, joints, stomach area, blood, female reproductive organs, and urinary tract are all treated with cefotetan injection. In order to avoid infections, cefotetan injection is also utilised before surgery. Cefotetan injection belongs to the group of drugs known as cephalosporin antibiotics. It eliminates bacteria to operate.

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

How should this medicine be used?

Cefotetan injection is available as a powder that must be mixed with liquid before being injected intravenously (into a vein) or into a sizable muscle. Cefotetan injection is also offered as a premixed drug for intravenous injection. Typically, it is administered every 12 or 24 hours. Cefotetan injection can be given to you at a hospital or it can be given to you at home. Your healthcare professional will demonstrate how to administer the medication if you will be receiving cefotetan injection at home. Make sure you comprehend these instructions, and if you have any issues, consult your healthcare professional.

Within the first several days of receiving cefotetan injectable treatment, 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 to administer cefotetan injection until the prescription is finished. Your illness could not be entirely treated if you stop using cefotetan injection too soon or skip doses, and the bacteria might develop an antibiotic resistance.

Other uses for this medicine

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

What special precautions should I follow?

Before using cefotetan injection,

  • If you experience any side effects from using cefotetan injection or any other cephalosporin antibiotics, including cefaclor, cefadroxil (Duricef), cefazolin (Ancef), cefdinir (Omnicef), cefditoren (Spectracef), cefpime (Maxipime), cefixime (Suprax), or cefotaxime, let your doctor and pharmacist know right away (Claforan), penicillins, other medicines, or the following: cefoxitin, cefpodoxime (Vantin), cefprozil (Cefzil), ceftaroline (Teflaro), ceftazidime (Fortaz), ceftibuten (Cedax), ceftriaxone (Rocephin), cefuroxime (Ceftin, Zinacef), and cephalexin (Keflex).
  • Inform your doctor and pharmacist about any additional prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal products you are now taking or intend to use. Incorporate any of the following: Amikacin, gentamicin, kanamycin, neomycin, streptomycin, and tobramycin are examples of aminoglycoside antibiotics. Warfarin is an example of an anticoagulant (‘blood thinner’) (Coumadin). Your physician might need to adjust the dosage of your drugs or keep a close eye on you for side effects.
  • If you have hemolytic anaemia or have ever had it, let your doctor know (condition where a low number of red blood cells occurs because the cells are being destroyed in the body). Your physician could advise against using cefotetan injection.
  • If you have hemolytic anaemia or have ever had it, let your doctor know (condition where a low number of red blood cells occurs because the cells are being destroyed in the body). Your physician could advise against using cefotetan injection.
  • Inform your doctor if you have or have ever had cancer, GI (stomach or intestine) disease, particularly colitis (condition that causes swelling in the lining of the colon [large intestine]), gallbladder, kidney, or liver disease.
  • Remember you should not drink alcoholic beverages while using cefotetan injection and for 3 days after receiving cefotetan injection. Drinking alcohol during this time period may cause headache, fast heartbeat, sweating, and flushing (redness of the face).

What special dietary instructions should I follow?

Keep eating normally unless your doctor instructs you otherwise.

What should I do if I forget a dose?

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.

What side effects can this medication cause?

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

  • Nausea
  • Swelling, discomfort, or redness at the injection site
  • Diarrhea

Certain adverse effects can be very harmful. Call your doctor right away if any of these symptoms occur to you:

  • Breathing difficulty
  • Rapid heart rate
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Light skin
  • Confusion
  • Extreme fatigue
  • During treatment or for up to two or more months after stopping treatment, you may experience fever, stomach pain, or bloody or watery stools
  • Uncommon bruising or bleeding
  • Itchy skin rash and hives
  • Breathing or swallowing challenges
  • Swelling of the tongue or throat
  • A recurrence of fever, sore throat, chills, or any other infection-related symptoms

Other negative effects from cefotetan injection are possible. If you have any strange side effects while taking this medicine, contact 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).

What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication?

How to store your medication will be explained to you by your doctor. Only store your medication as recommended. Make sure you are aware of the right pharmaceutical storage techniques.

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.

In case of emergency/overdose

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.

What other information should I know?

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

Inform the lab staff and your doctor that you are using cefotetan injection prior to any laboratory test.

Use Clinistix or TesTape (not Clinitest) to test your urine for sugar if you have diabetes and are taking this medicine.

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.

Brand names

  • Cefotan
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