PIPTAZ 4.5 INJ

INTRODUCTION ABOUT PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION

PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION is a combination of Piperacillin and Tazobactam which belongs to the group of medicines called Antibiotics. It is used to manage several bacterial infections such as lower respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia, acute bacterial exacerbation causing breathing difficulties, urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, skin infections, abdominal, biliary tract infections and female pelvic infections such as postpartum endometritis or pelvic inflammatory disease, bacteraemia, and bacterial meningitis in infants and children.

It is also used along with other antibacterial agents in the management of neutropenic caused by bacterial infection.

Pneumonia is an infection which causes inflammation in the air sac producing cough with phlegm and shortness of breath. Pyelonephritis is a urinary tract infection affecting the urinary bladder later gets spreads to the kidneys. Bacteraemia is an infectious condition indicating presence of bacteria in the blood stream.

Bacterial meningitis is an infection caused by bacteria in the region surrounding the brain. Neutropenic is low levels of neutrophils (a type of white blood cells) in our body.

Kindly inform your doctor or your health-care professional before any laboratory tests as PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION will interact with medical investigations. Inform your doctor if you are allergic to any antibiotics or other medicines.

PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION should not be used in patients allergic to penicillin antibiotics, cephalosporin, and other beta-lactam antibiotics.

PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION should be used with caution in patients with pre-existing diarrhoea, low potassium levels, kidney, and liver diseases.

Avoid concomitant use of other aminoglycoside antibiotics and vancomycin along with this medicine.

PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION should be used with caution in pregnant and breast-feeding women. PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION should be used with caution in children above 2 months and in elderly people. Your doctor will administer the right dose depends on your child’s age, body weight and severity of the infection.

The common side effects of PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION are diarrhoea, yeast infection, headache, sleeplessness, stomach pain, vomiting, nausea, constipation, skin rash, itching, fever, and injection site reaction.

USES OF PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION

It is used to manage the following infections:

• intra-abdominal infection such as appendicitis and peritonitis
• skin and skin structure infection such as cutaneous abscesses, cellulitis, diabetic foot
• female pelvic infections such as postpartum endometritis or pelvic inflammatory disease
• lower respiratory tract infection such as community-acquired pneumonia, and ventilator-associated pneumonia
• bacterial septicaemia

HOW PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION WORKS

PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION works by destroying the bacterial growth responsible for causing infections. Piperacillin works by interrupting the cell wall formation by binding with the enzymes responsible for cell wall synthesis. This binding causes defects in the cell wall leading to cell death causing death of the organism. Tazobactam is responsible for the irreversible termination of enzymes (beta- lactamases) that protect the organism from antibiotics and produces less anti-bacterial actions when given alone so it’s always used in combination with other antibiotics. Thus, both the substances works by managing cell growth and function inhibiting bacterial growth.

DIRECTIONS FOR USE

PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION will be administered into the vein (intravenously) by your doctor or nurse. Your doctor will administer the correct dose and duration for you depending upon your age, body weight and disease condition.

SIDE EFFECTS OF PIPTAZ 4.5GM INJECTION