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- TRADE NAMES: Cefmore; Cefoxin; Lephocin; Mefoxil; Mefoxin (Merck); Mefoxitin
- INDICATIONS: Various infections caused by susceptible organisms
- CLASS: Antibiotic, Antimicrobial, Cephalosporin, Cephalosporin; 2nd generation
- HALF-LIFE: 40–60 minutes
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
None known
- See adverse reactions attributed to class:
Penicillin and cephalosporins share a common beta-lactam structure. People who are allergic to penicillin are approximately 4 times more likely to develop an allergic reaction to a cephalosporin than those people who have no penicillin allergy (from 5–16% of patients allergic to penicillin develop reactions to cephalosporins).
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