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Clinical reference
Clinical reference
Antibiotic · Cephalosporin (third generation) · Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Critical Care
Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin. Injection: 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 10 g. Frozen injection: 1 g/50 mL 3.8% dextrose, 2 g/50 mL 2.4% dextrose (iso-osmotic). Contains ~3.6 mEq sodium per gram. Unlike most cephalosporins, it is significantly cleared by the biliary route (35–45%). Contraindicated in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia. Do not administer…