Indications
Cefoperazone Sodium is used to treat infections caused by organisms that are susceptible to it. These include respiratory tract infections, peritonitis and other intra-abdominal infections, bacterial septicemia, and infections of the skin and skin structures. It is also used for pelvic inflammatory disease, endometritis and other infections of the female genital tract, urinary tract infections, enterococcal infections and similar conditions.
⚠️ Always consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.
Pharmacology
Cefoperazone is a cephalosporin antibiotic that kills bacteria (it is bactericidal). It resists most beta-lactamases and works against many aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, both Gram positive and Gram negative. It kills bacteria by stopping them from building their cell walls.
Cefoperazone stays stable in the presence of the beta-lactamases that most Gram negative pathogens produce. Because of this, it is usually active against organisms that resist other beta-lactam antibiotics through beta-lactamase production.
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Cefoperazone Sodium is Pregnancy Category B. This drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed. Only low concentrations of Cefoperazone are excreted in human milk. Cefoperazone passes poorly into the breast milk of nursing mothers, but caution should still be exercised when it is given to a nursing woman.
⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.