cefotaxime sodium /sēfōtak″zēm/ , a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. ▪ INDICATIONS: It is prescribed for lower respiratory tract, genitourinary, gynecological, skin, bone and joint, and central nervous system infections and for bacterial septicemia caused by strains of susceptible microorganisms. ▪ CONTRAINDICATIONS: Hypersensitivity to the cephalosporins or known hypersensitivity to this drug prohibits its use. ▪ ADVERSE EFFECTS: The most serious adverse reactions are pruritus, colitis, fungal infections, and injection site reactions.
