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CEFUROXIME

This document provides information about the drug Cefuroxime Sodium (brand name: Axetil) including its classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse reactions, and nursing responsibilities. Cefuroxime Sodium is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic given as 500mg capsules three times daily to treat various bacterial infections like pharyngitis, tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, and bone/joint infections. Nurses should ensure patients take the medication as prescribed, obtain culture/sensitivity tests, instruct patients on administration and potential side effects, and notify the prescriber of any issues.

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CEFUROXIME

This document provides information about the drug Cefuroxime Sodium (brand name: Axetil) including its classification, dosage, mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, adverse reactions, and nursing responsibilities. Cefuroxime Sodium is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic given as 500mg capsules three times daily to treat various bacterial infections like pharyngitis, tonsillitis, urinary tract infections, and bone/joint infections. Nurses should ensure patients take the medication as prescribed, obtain culture/sensitivity tests, instruct patients on administration and potential side effects, and notify the prescriber of any issues.

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Name of Drug Classificati Dosage, Mechanis Indications Contraindica Adverse Nursing

on Route, m of tions Reaction / Responsibilities


Frequency Action Side Effects
Generic Name: Second 500mg Inhibits cell Pharyngitis; Hypersensitiv CV- Phlebitis, Give right dose to
Cefuroxime generation capsule TID wall Tonsillitis; e to drug or thrombopheibi patient.
Sodium cephalospor synthesis, infections of other tis
in promoting the urinary cephalosporin Obtain specimens
Brand Name: osmotic and lower . GI- pseudo on culture
Axetil instability; respiratory membranous sensitivity test.
usually tract; Use cautiously colitis, nausea,
bactericidal. serious in patients anorexia, Tell patient to take
lower with vomiting, drug as prescribed
respiratory hypersensitivi diarrhea even after he feels
tract ty to penicillin better.
infection; because of Hematologic-
UTI’s; bone possibility of transient Instruct patient to
and joint cross neutropenia, take oral form with
infections; sensitivity eosinophilia, food.
septicemia; with other hemolytic
meningitis; beta-lactam anemia, If patient has
gonorrhea; antibiotics. thrombocytop difficulty
otitis enia swallowing tablets,
media; show him how to
early lime Skin- dissolve or crash
disease. maculopapular tablet but warn
, and him that the bitter
erythematous taste is hard mask,
rashes, even with food.
urticaria, pain,
indurations, Instruct patient to
sterile notify prescriber
abscesses, about rash or
temperature evidence of super
elevation infection.

Other- Tell patient to


hypersensitivit notify prescriber
y reaction, about loose stools
serum or diarrhea.
sickness,
anaphylacsis.

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