Cefoperazone

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What are you taking Cefoperazone for?

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Other
Bacterial Infections
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Escherichia Coli Infections
Genital Diseases, Female
Haemophilus Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Proteus Infections
Pseudomonas Infections
Salmonella Infections
Serratia Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

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Uses of Cefoperazone

Updated: November 17, 2013

Cefoperazone is used in the treatment of:

Bone Diseases, Infectious
Escherichia coli Infections
Genital Diseases, Female
Haemophilus Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Proteus Infections
Pseudomonas Infections
Salmonella Infections
Serratia Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

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

Cefoperazone Brand Names

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

Cefobid

Cefoperazone Drug Class

Cefoperazone is part of the drug class:

Third generation cephalosporins

Cefoperazone Interactions

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

Cefoperazone 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.

Cefoperazone falls into category B:

There are no well-done studies that have been done in humans with Cefoperazone. 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 Cefoperazone, 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.