Rocephin 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion

Country: Ireland

Language: English

Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)

Active ingredient:

Ceftriaxone sodium

Available from:

Roche Products (Ireland) Ltd

ATC code:

J01DD04

INN (International Name):

Ceftriaxone sodium

Dosage:

1 gram(s)

Pharmaceutical form:

Powder for solution for injection/infusion

Therapeutic area:

ceftriaxone

Authorization status:

Marketed

Authorization date:

2021-06-18

Patient Information leaflet

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PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE PATIENT
ROCEPHIN
® 1 G POWDER FOR SOLUTION FOR INJECTION/INFUSION
ceftriaxone (as ceftriaxone sodium)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN THIS MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.
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Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
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If you have any further questions, ask your doctor, pharmacist or
nurse.
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This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if
their signs of illness are the same as yours.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
This includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What Rocephin is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you are given Rocephin
3.
How Rocephin is given
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Rocephin
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT ROCEPHIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Rocephin is an antibiotic given to adults and children (including
newborn babies). It works by killing
bacteria that cause infections. It belongs to a group of medicines
called cephalosporins
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Rocephin is used to treat infections of
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the brain (meningitis).
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the lungs.
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the middle ear.
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the abdomen and abdominal wall (peritonitis).
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the urinary tract and kidneys.
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bones and joints.
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the skin or soft tissues.
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the blood.
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the heart.
It can be given:
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to treat specific sexually transmitted infections (gonorrhoea and
syphilis).
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to treat patients with low white blood cell counts (neutropenia) who
have fever due to bacterial
infection.
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to treat infections of the chest in adults with chronic bronchitis.

to treat Lyme disease (caused by tick bites) in adults and children
including newborn babies from 15
days of age.

to prevent infections during surgery.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU ARE GIVEN ROCEPHIN
YOU MUST NOT BE GIVEN ROCEPHIN IF:

You are allergi

Summary of Product characteristics

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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Rocephin 1 g powder for solution for injection/infusion
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each vial contains 1 g ceftriaxone as ceftriaxone sodium.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Powder for solution for injection/infusion.
White to yellowish-orange crystalline powder.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Rocephin is indicated for the treatment of the following infections in
adults and children including term neonates (from birth):
Bacterial Meningitis
Community acquired pneumonia
Hospital acquired pneumonia
Acute otitis media
Intra-abdominal infections
Complicated urinary tract infections (including pyelonephritis)
Infections of bones and joints
Complicated skin and soft tissue infections
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis
Bacterial endocarditis
Rocephin may be used:
For treatment of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease in adults.
For treatment of disseminated Lyme borreliosis (early (stage II) and
late (stage III)) in adults and children including neonates
from 15 days of age.
For Pre-operative prophylaxis of surgical site infections.
In the management of neutropenic patients with fever that is suspected
to be due to a bacterial infection.
In the treatment of patients with bacteraemia that occurs in
association with, or is suspected to be associated with, any of the
infections listed above.
Rocephin should be co-administered with other antibacterial agents
whenever the possible range of causative bacteria would
not fall within its spectrum (see section 4.4).
Consideration should be given to official guidelines on the
appropriate use of antibacterial agents.
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Posology
The dose depends on the severity, susceptibility, site and type of
infection and on the age and hepato-renal function of the
patient.
The doses recommended in the tables below are the generally
recommended doses in these indications. In particularl