Tanzo Iv Usage And Safety
Dosage
Piperacillin , Tazobactam
Side Effects
Very common side effects (may affect more than 1 in 10 people): – Diarrhoea . Common side effects (may affect up to 1 in 10 people): – Yeast infection – decrease in platelets, decrease of red blood cells or blood pigment / haemoglobin, abnormal lab test (positive direct Coombs), prolonged blood clotting time (activated partial thromboplastin time prolonged) – decrease in blood protein – headache, sleeplessness – abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, constipation, upset stomach – increase in blood liver enzymes – skin rash, itching – abnormal kidney blood tests – fever, injection site reaction . Uncommon side effects (may affect up to 1 in 100 people): – Decrease in white blood cells (leukopenia), prolonged blood clotting time (prothrombin time prolonged) – decreased blood potassium, decreased blood sugar.
Drug Interactions
Probenecid , Heparin, warfarin or aspirin , methotrexate , tobramycin, gentamicin or vancomycin.
Indication
It is used in adults and adolescents to treat bacterial infections, such as those affecting the lower respiratory tract (lungs), urinary tract (kidneys and bladder), abdomen, skin or blood. It may be used to treat bacterial infections in patients with low white blood cell counts (reduced resistance to infections).
When not to Use
Do not use If you are allergic to piperacillin or tazobactam or any of the other ingredients of this medicine . If you are allergic to antibiotics known as penicillins, cephalosporins or other beta-lactamase inhibitors, as you may be allergic to this medicine.