TAZAR

Dosage : Injection
Contains : Piperacillin , Tazobactam
Category : Penicillins
Uses : Systemic treatment of bacterial Infections
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Tazar contains Piperacillin + Tazobactam. Piperacillin/Tazobactam is a combination antibiotic containing the extended-spectrum penicillin antibiotic piperacillin and the β-lactamase inhibitor tazobactam.

 

Tazar is a product from Lupin Limited. Lupin is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.  It is the 12th-largest company by market capitalization, and the eighth-largest generic pharmaceutical company by revenue globally. The company’s key focus areas include paediatrics, cardiovascular, anti-infectives, diabetology, asthma and anti-tuberculosis.

 

Spectrum of bacterial coverage:

 

Piperacillin has an antimicrobial activity against a wide range of gm-ve organisms including K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, Enterobacteriaceae and against gm+ve organisms eg E. faecalis and B. fragilis. Tazobactam is a penicillanic acid sulfone derivative with beta-lactamase inhibitory properties. In combination, tazobactam enhances the activity of piperacillin against beta-lactamase-producing bacteria.

This antibiotic is used for a variety of severe bacterial infections. Some of them are explained below-

 

Pneumonia

 

Pnemonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing

 

Hospital-acquired pneumonia

 

Some people catch pneumonia during a hospital stay for another illness. Hospital-acquired pneumonia can be serious because the bacteria causing it may be more resistant to antibiotics and because the people who get it are already sick. People who are on breathing machines (ventilators), often used in intensive care units, are at higher risk of this type of pneumonia.

 

Septicemia

 

Septicemia is a life-threatening complication of an infection. Sepsis occurs when chemicals released in the bloodstream to fight an infection trigger inflammation throughout the body. This can cause a cascade of changes that damage multiple organ systems, leading them to fail, sometimes even resulting in death.

Dosage

As directed by your Physician.

Administration

As directed by your Physician.

Adverse Reactions/ Side Effects

Diarrhoea, skin rashes, occasionally platelet mediated bleeding, rigors, malaise, ulcerative stomatitis. Inj-site reactions such as pain, erythema, induration and thrombophlebitis.

 

Potentially Fatal: Serious, anaphylactic reactions.

Warnings and Precautions

Pregnancy and lactation, pseudomembranous colitis. Assess hematopoietic function periodically. Perform periodic electrolyte determinations in patients with low K reserves. Increased risk of fever and rash in patients with cystic fibrosis. Increased risk of bleeding manifestations. Prolonged treatment may increase risk of superinfections. Convulsions or neuromuscular excitability may occur when high doses are used, especially in renally impaired patients. Renal impairment.

Contraindications

  • Caution when used during pregnancy
  • Hypersensitivity
  • Caution when used during lactation

Drug Interactions

Probenecid prolongs half lives of piperacillin and tazobactam. Increased risk of methotrexate toxicity when used together.

Potentially Fatal: Interacts with heparin and other oral anticoagulants. Prolongs the neuromuscular blockade of vecuronium and non-depolarizing muscle relaxants.

Overdosage

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Storage

Intravenous

Injection vials should be stored at 20-25°C prior to reconstitution

Mechanism of Action

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References

http://www.drugsupdate.com/brand/generic/Piperacillin%20+%20Tazobactam/5049

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupin_Limited

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