Cefoxitin

🧮 Dose calculator

Complicated intra-abdominal infection and peritonitis · Regimen source: FDA Cefoxitin · Dosage and Administration — Table 1

• • Moderate–severe: 1 g every 4 h or 2 g every 6–8 h (6–8 g/day); gas gangrene: up to 12 g/day. No activity against chlamydia. FDA Cefoxitin · Dosage and Administration — Table 1

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

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

  “Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

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

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Cefoxitin · Pediatric Use

  “Safety and efficacy in pediatric patients from birth to 3 months of age have not yet been established.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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

  “… should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION and PRECAUTIONS).”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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