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What is Cefepime Hcl: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

Updated Jan 12, 2021  •  Published Dec 30, 2020

Cefepime Hcl overview

BRAND NAMES:

  • PremierPro Rx Cefepime, Cefepime Novaplus, Maxipime

Generic Names:

  • Cefepime Hcl

Uses:

  • Treats infections caused by bacteria. This medicine is a cephalosporin antibiotic.

Therapeutic Classes:

  • Antibiotic

Forms:

  • Injectable

How it’s taken:

  • By injection

What form(s) does Cefepime Hcl come in

  • Injectable

What are common Cefepime Hcl doses?

  • Plas Cont 50ML of 1GM/50ML

  • Plas Cont 100ML of 2GM/100ML

  • Solution Reconstituted 1GM

  • Solution Reconstituted 2GM

Common Cefepime Hcl prescriptions

  • Cefepime HCl
    100ml of 2gm/100ml plas cont

  • Cefepime HCl
    50ml of 1gm/50ml plas cont

  • Cefepime HCl
    1gm solution reconstituted

  • Cefepime HCl
    2gm solution reconstituted

How to take Cefepime Hcl

  • Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or vein.

  • Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

  • Missed dose: You must use this medicine on a fixed schedule. Call your doctor or pharmacist if you miss a dose.

  • Missed dose: You must use this medicine on a fixed schedule. Call your doctor or pharmacist if you miss a dose.

  • Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

  • Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle or vein.

Cefepime Hcl contraindications

  • This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not receive it if you had an allergic reaction to cefepime or to other antibiotics.

Cefepime Hcl warnings

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, liver disease, brain disease, or a history of seizures, colitis, or severe diarrhea.

  • This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. Diarrhea may occur 2 months or more after you stop using this medicine.

  • Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

  • Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

  • Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

  • Diarrhea that may contain blood

  • Fever, chills, cough, sore throat, or body aches

  • Numbness and tingling around the mouth, fingertips, or feet

  • Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there

  • Severe sleepiness

  • Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness

Cefepime Hcl interactions

  • Some medicines can affect how cefepime works. Tell your doctor if you are taking any of the following: An aminoglycoside antibiotic, such as amikacin, gentamicin, streptomycin, tobramycinA diuretic (water pill), such as furosemide

  • This medicine can cause diarrhea. Call your doctor if the diarrhea becomes severe, does not stop, or is bloody. Do not take any medicine to stop diarrhea until you have talked to your doctor. Diarrhea can occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine. Diarrhea may occur 2 months or more after you stop using this medicine.

  • Tell any doctor or dentist who treats you that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect certain medical test results.

  • Your doctor will check your progress and the effects of this medicine at regular visits. Keep all appointments.

  • Call your doctor if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.

Cefepime Hcl side effects

Serious Side Effects

  • Seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there

  • Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness

  • Dark urine or pale stools, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, stomach pain, yellow skin or eyes

  • Numbness and tingling around the mouth, fingertips, or feet

  • Fever, chills, cough, sore throat, or body aches

  • Confusion, seizures

  • Severe sleepiness

  • Change in how much or how often you urinate

  • Diarrhea that may contain blood

  • Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing

  • Blistering, peeling, red skin rash

Less Serious Side Effects

  • Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the needle is placed

  • Mild skin rash