What is Cefazolin Sodium-Dextrose? Uses, warnings & side effects

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.

Injection routeYou may be taught how to give your medicine at home. Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.

If you are receiving IV medicine, check the bag to make sure there are no leaks. Also make sure the solution is clear.

If you are receiving IV medicine, check the bag to make sure there are no leaks. Also make sure the solution is clear.

Injection routeYou may be taught how to give your medicine at home. Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.

A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine.

Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

You must use this medicine on a fixed schedule. Call your doctor or pharmacist if you miss a dose.

If you see particles in the solution, you should not use it.

Injection routeThrow away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.

Ask your pharmacist, doctor, or health caregiver about the best way to dispose of any outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed.

Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

You should not use this medicine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to cefazolin or any other cephalosporin medicine such as cefaclor, cefadroxil, cephalexin, Ceftin®, Keflex®.

Make sure your doctor knows if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease, kidney disease, diabetes, or a history of colitis.

Tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to other cephalosporins, or to penicillin.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, pain in your upper stomach.

Swelling, pain, or redness in your skin where the IV needle is placed.

Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness.

Yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes.

Make sure your doctor knows if you are also using probenecid (Benemid®), or blood thinners (Coumadin®).

Tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to other cephalosporins, or to penicillin.

Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.