Piperacillin-tazobactam

🧮 Dose calculator

Complicated intra-abdominal infection and peritonitis · Regimen source: FDA Pip-tazo · 2.1

• • Dose as total piperacillin + tazobactam; 30-min infusion. 40.5 g bottle is a pharmacy bulk package (single-dose 2.25/3.375/4.5 g also exist). FDA Pip-tazo · 2FDA Pip-tazo · 3

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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 Pip-tazo · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Piperacillin and tazobactam cross the placenta in humans.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Pip-tazo · 8.2

  “Risk Summary Piperacillin is excreted in human milk; tazobactam concentrations in human milk have not been studied.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Pip-tazo · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of piperacillin and tazobactam for injection for intra-abdominal infections, and nosocomial pneumonia have been established in pediatric patients 2 months of age and older.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Pip-tazo · 8.5

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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