Clinical reference
Antibiotic · Cephalosporin (second generation) · Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, Primary Care
Cefuroxime is a parenteral second-generation cephalosporin; cefuroxime axetil is its oral prodrug. Injection: 0.75, 1.5 g vials; injectable dosage forms contain ~2.4 mEq sodium per gram. Tablets: 250, 500 mg. Use with caution in penicillin-allergic patients or in renal impairment (adjust dose in renal failure; see Chapter 31). May cause GI discomfort, thr…