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| Drug Name |
PIPERACILLIN |
| Active Ingredient(s) |
PIPERACILLIN |
Form(s) and
Strength(s) Available |
INJECTABLE; INJECTION:0 |
Product Information / Press Release Piperacillin eliminates bacteria that cause many kinds of infections, including pneumonia and gynecological, urinary tract, stomach, skin, bone, joint, and blood infections. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Precautions
Before administering piperacillin,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to piperacillin, penicillin, cephalosporins [e.g., cefaclor (Ceclor), cefadroxil (Duricef), or cephalexin (Keflex)], or any other drugs.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially antibiotics and vitamins.
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had asthma; hay fever; or kidney, liver, or gastrointestinal disease (especially colitis).
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking piperacillin, call your doctor.
- if you have diabetes and regularly check your urine for sugar, use Clinistix or TesTape. Do not use Clinitest tablets because piperacillin may cause false positive results.
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