Just about 'Ceftriaxone': instructions for use for patients

Sometimes it is difficult to do without antibiotics. Of course, we are not talking about viral infections, in which antibiotics can be at least useless, but as harmful as possible. Generations of these drugs are many, and in every situation the doctor must decide on the appointment of a medication. Including, if it is a question of the means "Ceftriaxone".

Its application is very wide. Assign the drug under discussion for the treatment of diseases of the digestive tract, respiratory organs (all levels, from the upper regions to the lower ones), it helps with infections of the skin and bones, urinary tract. Afraid of these antibiotics is also Salmonella, the causative agent of Lyme disease, soft chancre. They treat typhoid fever, the drug "Ceftriaxone" is effective even with sepsis, bacterial meningitis and endocarditis (internal heart disease). Sometimes it is prescribed after operations to provide protection from infection, because the body is particularly vulnerable during this period. And if the measures were not taken beforehand, and the causative agent made his way into the body, the medicine in question can prevent the worst of the consequences.

What is good about "Ceftriaxone"? Instruction for use says that it is able to protect the health of people with weakened immunity. It is they who are prescribed this drug without fail, if an operation is expected.

How is Ceftriaxone used? The instruction for use explains that the powder agent dissolves in water. It is administered intramuscularly, intravenously. You can spray, you can drip. As a rule, only in hospital conditions.

Introduced into the muscle, the drug very quickly appears in the systemic circulation. Various barriers between tissues are overcome very easily, which becomes an advantage of this antibiotic and allows it to be used to treat a large number of diseases. The cerebrospinal fluid, into which many means can not penetrate, also appears within the reach of the medicine, which makes it possible to heal meningitis with it. Although this is actually quite a difficult task.

Is "Ceftriaxone" fully absorbed? Instructions for use assure that completely, but in the case of intravenous administration, the drug reaches its maximum concentration immediately after the end of the injection, and after the injection it is intramuscularly to take another 2-3 hours. Here the doctor needs to make a choice, depending on the urgency and seriousness of the situation.

What are the side effects of Ceftriaxone? Instructions for use indicate quite a lot of possible side effects, but this is a common situation when it is necessary to discuss antibiotics, they all to some extent cause unwanted reactions of the body.

So, what do we find in the list? Various forms of discomfort in the head: from dizziness to migraine-like conditions. The fluid released by the kidneys may decrease, blood may appear in the urine, it may also contain sugar and too much urea. Symptoms of digestive disorders may appear, as well as changes in taste, increased bilirubin in the blood, ACAT, ALAT. Sometimes the number of leukocytes becomes very high, sometimes too little. But on erythrocytes "Ceftriaxone" affects the same in all, causing in rare cases anemia. Sometimes blood coagulates worse when treated with this drug. The medicine to inject into the muscle is painful. It happens, after the introduction begins swelling and chills. But if you need to treat meningitis, then the side effects do not pay so much attention. The only exception is allergies.

In general, the drug may be prescribed even to a newborn or nursing mother. In this case, one must neglect the possible harm in trying to save health, and sometimes - and save the life of a small or adult patient. In any case, a doctor should prescribe the treatment with an antibiotic.