Ceftaroline fosamil

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🦠 Antiinfectives For Systemic UseFifth-generation cephalosporin (anti-MRSA)

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Teflaro (US)

🧮 Dose calculator

Skin and skin structure infection · Regimen source: FDA Teflaro · 2.1, Table 1

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

  • ⛔ Serious hypersensitivity to ceftaroline or other cephalosporins. FDA Teflaro · 4

Warnings

  • • Hypersensitivity (beta-lactam cross-reactivity); C. difficile diarrhoea; neurological reactions (encephalopathy, seizures) especially in renal impairment; positive Coombs test. FDA Teflaro · 5

Renal adjustment

Formulations

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Teflaro · 8.1

    “Risk Summary There are no adequate studies with Teflaro in pregnant women that informed any drug associated risks.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingNo data

    The source for this drug has no section for this group.

  • 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

    The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Teflaro · 8.4

    “The safety and effectiveness of Teflaro in the treatment of ABSSSI have been established in pediatric patients (at least 34 weeks gestational age and 12 days postnatal age).”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Teflaro · 8.5

    “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection in this age group and it may be useful to monitor renal function.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

    The source for this drug has no section for this group.

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