The drug is usually adminstrated either by injection into a large muscle or infusion via intravenous fluid to the vein.
Cefazolin is use to treat moderately severe bacterial infections to many areas of the body, including lung, skin, bone, joint, stomach, blood, heart valve, and urinary tract. It is effective only against infections caused by bacteria, especially staphylococci and streptococci species. These organisms are common on normal human skin. Resistance to Cefazolin is seen in several species of bacteria.
Side effects from cefazolin are not common. Possible side effect includes:
diarrhea
stomach pain
upset stomach
vomiting
Cefazolin is marketed under these tradenames: Kefzol, Cefrina, Elzogram, Kefazol, Kefol, Kefzolan, Kezolin, Novaporin.
External links
Medline Plus Drug Information: Cefazolin Sodium Injection. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a682731.html)
Eli Lilly Cafazolin Sodium Material Safety Data Sheet. (http://www.ehs.lilly.com/msds/msds_cefazolin_sodium.html)
Cefazolin eliminates bacteria that cause many kinds of infections, including lung, skin, bone, joint, stomach, blood, heart valve, and urinary tract infections.
If you are told to store additional cefazolin in the freezer, always move a 24-hour supply to the refrigerator for the next day's use.
If you are receiving cefazolin in your vein or under your skin, you need to know the symptoms of a catheter-related infection (an infection where the needle enters your vein or skin).
Cefazolin is effective in eradication of streptococci from the nasopharynx; however, data establishing the efficacy of Cefazolin in the subsequent prevention of rheumatic fever are not available.
The prophylactic administration of Cefazolin preoperatively, intraoperatively, and postoperatively may reduce the incidence of certain postoperative infections in patients undergoing surgical procedures which are classified as contaminated or potentially contaminated (e.g., vaginal hysterectomy, and cholecystectomy in high-risk patients such as those older than 70 years, with acute cholecystitis, obstructive jaundice, or common duct bile stones).
When Cefazolin Injection, USP is prescribed to treat a bacterial infection, patients should be told that although it is common to feel better early in the course of therapy, the medication should be taken exactly as directed.
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