Vintum 4.5 -Piperacillin 4gm + Tazobactam 0.5g I.V injection(Intraveous route of administration)
Mode of Action
Piperacillin – Inhibit bacterialseptal formation & cell wall synthesis
Tazobactam – Potent beta-lactamase inhibitor
Indication – Complicated intra abdominalInfections, Peritonitis, Diabetic foot ulcer, Ventilator associated pneumonia, Febrileneutropenia, ComplicatedUTI, Abscess, Sepsis, Nosocomialpneumonia, Burns, Appendicitis
Dosage – 4.5g every 8 hrs
Contraindication – clotting disorder, low vitamin K, renal disease
Side effect – Diarrhoea, vomiting , Nausea
Adverse Drug Reaction – Difficulty in breathing, fever
Drug interaction – Vancomycin, methotrexate, Azithromycin