What is Teflaro: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

Updated Jan 13, 2021  •  Published Dec 30, 2020

Teflaro overview

BRAND NAMES:

  • Teflaro

Generic Names:

  • Teflaro

Uses:

  • Treats certain skin infections and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) caused by bacteria. This medicine is a cephalosporin antibiotic.

Therapeutic Classes:

  • Antibiotic

Forms:

  • Injectable

How it’s taken:

  • By injection

What is Teflaro used for?

Teflaro is a prescription only medication that comes in intravenous powder for injection form. It is used by patients who have bacterial infections caused by pneumonia or other skin ailments. Both adults and children can use this medication. Teflaro is an antibiotic that stops bacteria from multiplying inside the body.

What form(s) does Teflaro come in

  • Injectable

What are common Teflaro doses?

  • Solution Reconstituted 400MG

  • Solution Reconstituted 600MG

Common Teflaro prescriptions

  • Teflaro
    400mg solution reconstituted

  • Teflaro
    600mg solution reconstituted

How to take Teflaro

  • Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

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

  • This medicine is usually given every 12 hours for 5 to 14 days or until your body responds to the medicine. Each treatment usually takes at least 1 hour.

  • You should receive every dose that is prescribed to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.

  • This medicine is usually given every 12 hours for 5 to 14 days or until your body responds to the medicine. Each treatment usually takes at least 1 hour.

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

  • Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your dose and schedule. This medicine is given through a needle placed in a vein.

  • You should receive every dose that is prescribed to clear up your infection, even if you feel better after the first few doses.

Teflaro contraindications

  • This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to ceftaroline or to other cephalosporin antibiotics, such as cefaclor, cefadroxil, cefuroxime, cephalexin.

Teflaro warnings

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, anemia, or a history of colitis or severe diarrhea. Tell your doctor if you had an allergic reaction to penicillin antibiotics such as amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, or penicillin.

  • 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. Check with your doctor right away if the diarrhea continues. Diarrhea may occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

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

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

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

  • Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite

  • Severe stomach pain, cramps, or bloating

  • Shortness of breath or trouble breathing, tiredness, uneven heartbeat, or yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes

  • Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness, pale skin

Teflaro interactions

  • Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have kidney disease, anemia, or a history of colitis or severe diarrhea. Tell your doctor if you had an allergic reaction to penicillin antibiotics such as amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, or penicillin.

  • 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. Check with your doctor right away if the diarrhea continues. Diarrhea may occur 2 months or more after you stop taking this medicine.

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

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

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

Teflaro side effects

Serious Side Effects

  • Nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite

  • Blistering, peeling, red skin rash

  • Unusual bleeding, bruising, or weakness, pale skin

  • Diarrhea that may contain blood

  • Shortness of breath or trouble breathing, tiredness, uneven heartbeat, or yellowing of your skin or the whites of your eyes

  • Severe stomach pain, cramps, or bloating

  • Dark urine

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

  • Back, leg, or stomach pain, fever, swelling, headache

Less Serious Side Effects

  • Mild diarrhea, constipation, nausea, or vomiting

  • Mild skin rash