ceftazidime /seftaz″idēm/ , a parenteral third-generation cephalosporin-type antibiotic. ▪ INDICATIONS: It is prescribed for treatment of documented Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and other bacterial infections of the lower respiratory tract, urinary tract, skin, abdomen, blood, bones and joints, and central nervous system. ▪ CONTRAINDICATIONS: It is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to this product or to other cephalosporin antibiotics. ▪ ADVERSE EFFECTS: Among adverse reactions reported are pruritus, fever, skin rash, diarrhea, eosinophilia, thrombocytosis, phlebitis, discomfort at the site of injection, and positive Coombs’ test result.
