Clinical reference
Antibiotic · Cephalosporin (second generation) · Infectious Disease, Surgery, OB/GYN, Pediatrics
Cefoxitin is a second-generation cephalosporin. Injection: 1, 2, 10 g vials. Frozen injection: 1 g/50 mL 4% dextrose; 2 g/50 mL 2.2% dextrose (iso-osmotic solutions). Each gram contains ~2.3 mEq sodium. Use with caution in penicillin-allergic patients or in renal impairment (adjust dose in renal failure; see Chapter 31). Has good anaerobic activity but po…