Mezlocillin

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What are you taking Mezlocillin for?

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Other
Pseudomonas Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
Septicemia
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Soft Tissue Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

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Uses of Mezlocillin

Updated: April 1, 2016

Mezlocillin is used in the treatment of:

Pseudomonas Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
Septicemia
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Soft Tissue Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Mezlocillin Brand Names

Mezlocillin may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Mezlin

Mezlocillin Drug Class

Mezlocillin is part of the drug class:

Penicillins with extended spectrum

Mezlocillin Interactions

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:

AMIKACIN/MEZLOCILLIN
GENTAMICIN/MEZLOCILLIN
METHOTREXATE/MEZLOCILLIN
MEZLOCILLIN/NETILMICIN
MEZLOCILLIN/TOBRAMYCIN

This is not a complete list of Mezlocillindrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Mezlocillin and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Mezlocillin falls into category B:

There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Mezlocillin. But in animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication, and the babies did not show any medical issues related to this medication.

In animal studies, pregnant animals were given Mezlocillin, and some babies had problems. But in human studies, pregnant women were given this medication and their babies did not have any problems related to this medication.