Avycaz overview
BRAND NAMES:
Avycaz
Generic Names:
Avycaz
Uses:
Treats infections. This medicine is an antibiotic.
Therapeutic Classes:
Antibiotic Combination
Forms:
Injectable
How it’s taken:
By injection
What is Avycaz used for?
Avycaz is an antibacterial drug used to treat bacterial infections such as an urinary tract infection. This medication works to stop the bacteria from growing and multiplying.
What form(s) does Avycaz come in?
Injectable
What are common Avycaz dosages?
Solution Reconstituted 2.5 (2-0.5)GM
Avycaz images - What does Avycaz look like?
Avycaz
2.5 (2-0.5)gm solution reconstituted
How to take Avycaz
Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.
Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.
Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.
Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.
What to do if you miss a dose of Avycaz
Avycaz contraindications - Who shouldn't take Avycaz?
This medicine is not right for everyone. You should not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to ceftazidime, avibactam, or similar medicines.
Avycaz warnings
This medicine may cause the following problems:Serious allergic and skin reactionsBrain and spinal cord problems, including seizures and myoclonia (muscle twitching or jerking)
This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, nervous system problems, or an allergy to penicillin.
Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.
Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.
Avycaz interactions & what to avoid when taking Avycaz
Some medicines can affect how ceftazidime/avibactam works. Tell your doctor if you are using probenecid.
Avycaz side effects - How does Avycaz make you feel?
Serious Side Effects
Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
Diarrhea that may contain blood
Severe vomiting, stomach pain
Blistering, peeling, red skin rash
Confusion, loss of consciousness, jerking or twitching of the muscles, seizures, seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there, severe sleepiness
Trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling of your hands, face, or mouth
Less Serious Side Effects
Dizziness, nervousness
Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the needle is placed
Constipation, nausea
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