Cefazolin (injection)

🧮 Dose calculator

Skin and skin structure infection · Regimen source: FDA Cefazolin inj. · Dosage and Administration

👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Cefazolin inj. · Pregnancy

  “Teratogenic Effects: Pregnancy Category B.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Cefazolin inj. · Nursing Mothers

  “Caution should be exercised when Cefazolin for Injection is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

  Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Cefazolin inj. · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and effectiveness for use in premature infants and neonates have not been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Cefazolin inj. · Geriatric Use

  “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function (see PRECAUTIONS, General and DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.