Can ceftriaxone 1g be take through veins intravenously (iv) for gonnorehea or should it be taken only intramuscularly I had taken it through veins is it anf or should I take intramuscularly.
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Both routes can be used but IV is preferred 1g ceftriaxone should be dissolved in 3.5 ml of 1% Lidocaine Injection BP. The solution should be administered by deep intramuscular injection. Intramuscular injections should be injected well within the bulk of a relatively large muscle and not more than 1 g should be injected at one site. Ceftriaxone can be administered by intravenous infusion over at least 30 minutes (preferred route) or by slow intravenous injection over 5 minutes. Intravenous doses of 50 mg/kg or more in infants and children up to 12 years of age should be given by infusion. For IV injection 1 g ceftriaxone is dissolved in 10 ml of water for injections PhEur. The injection should be administered over 5 minutes, directly into the vein or via the tubing of an intravenous infusion.
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Ceftriaxone belongs to the class of medicines known as cephalosporin antibiotics. It works by killing bacteria or preventing their growth. However, this medicine will not work for colds, flu, or other virus infections. This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription. Ceftriaxone (rocephin) is a "broad spectrum" antibiotic, which means that it works against a good number of bacteria. There are other antibiotics that can treat more types of infections or more serious infections. Ceftriaxone also kills some important causative organisms of respiratory tract infections, haemophiles influenzae, streptococcus pneumoniae and klebsiella pneumoniae. Some strains of pseudomonas aeruginosa, the bug that causes dangerous hospital infections, are also killed.
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