Ceftaroline fosamil is a prodrug of ceftaroline.
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).
- TRADE NAME: Teflaro (Forest)
- INDICATIONS: Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, community-acquired bacterial pneumonia
- CLASS: Antibiotic, Antimicrobial, Cephalosporin, Cephalosporin; 5th generation
- HALF-LIFE: 3 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
BCG Vaccine, Probenecid, Typhoid Vaccine
- See adverse reactions attributed to class:
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Page last updated 08/07/2024
