What is Teflaro? Uses, warnings & side effects

How to take Teflaro

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

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• This medicine is usually given every 12 hours for 5 to 14 days or until your body responds to the medicine. Each treatment usually takes at least 1 hour.

• You should receive every dose that is prescribed to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.

• This medicine is usually given every 12 hours for 5 to 14 days or until your body responds to the medicine. Each treatment usually takes at least 1 hour.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider 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 should receive every dose that is prescribed to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.

What to do if you miss a dose of Teflaro

Teflaro contraindications - Who shouldn't take Teflaro?

• This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to ceftaroline or to other cephalosporin antibiotics, such as cefaclor, cefadroxil, cefuroxime, cephalexin.

Teflaro warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, anemia, or a history of colitis or severe diarrhea. Tell your doctor if you had an allergic reaction to penicillin antibiotics such as amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, or penicillin.

• 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. Check with your doctor right away if the diarrhea continues. Diarrhea may occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

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

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

• Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

• Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite

• Severe stomach pain, cramps, or bloating

• Shortness of breath or trouble breathing, tiredness, uneven heartbeat, or yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes

• Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness, pale skin

Teflaro interactions & what to avoid when taking Teflaro

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, anemia, or a history of colitis or severe diarrhea. Tell your doctor if you had an allergic reaction to penicillin antibiotics such as amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, or penicillin.

• 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. Check with your doctor right away if the diarrhea continues. Diarrhea may occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

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

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

• Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.