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CEFUROXIME

Cefuroxime is an antibiotic used to treat infections caused by bacteria. It works by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. Common side effects include rash, itching, hives, and difficulty breathing. Nurses should assess for allergies and history of reactions to penicillins or cephalosporins before starting treatment. Patients should be monitored for signs of infection or diarrhea during and after treatment.

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CEFUROXIME

Cefuroxime is an antibiotic used to treat infections caused by bacteria. It works by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis. Common side effects include rash, itching, hives, and difficulty breathing. Nurses should assess for allergies and history of reactions to penicillins or cephalosporins before starting treatment. Patients should be monitored for signs of infection or diarrhea during and after treatment.

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GENERIC BRAND CLASSIFIC INDICATION CONTRAINDIC MECHANISM OF DOSAGE AND ADVERSE NURSING

NAME NAME ATION ATION ACTION FREQUENCY EFFECTS CONSIDERATION


Cefuroxime Zoltax Antibiotic Pharyngitis, *Contraindicated Second- rash Determine
tonsillitis, in patients generation  itching history
infections of hypersensitive to cephalosporin  hives of hypersensitivity reactions to
the urinary drug. that inhibits cell-  difficulty cephalosphorins, penicillins and
and lower wall synthesis, breathing or history of
respiratory * Use cautiously promoting swallowing allergies particularly to drugs
tracts, and in patients osmotic wheezing before therapy is
skin and skin hypersensitive to instability; usually  swelling of initiated.
structure infections penicillin because bactericidal. the face,  
caused by of possibility of throat, Report onselt of loose stools.
Streptococcus cross-sensitivity tongue, lips, Absorption of cefuroxime is
pneumonia and with other beta- or eyes enhanced by food. 
S.pyogenes, lactam antibiotics.  watery or
Haemophillus bloody Notify prescriber about rashes
influenzae, * Use with stools, or superinfections
Staphylococcu caution in breast- stomach
s aureus, feeding women cramps, or
Escherichia and inpatients fever during
coli. with history of treatment
colitis or renal or for up to
sufficiency. two or more
months
after
stopping
treatment
 a return of
fever, sore
throat,
chills, or
other signs
of infection

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