Cefamandole

Cefamandole treats a variety of bacterial infections.

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Other
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Escherichia Coli Infections
Haemophilus Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Proteus Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Surgical Wound Infection
Urinary Tract Infections

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Uses of Cefamandole

Updated: May 28, 2015

Cefamandole is used in the treatment of:

Bone Diseases, Infectious
Escherichia coli Infections
Haemophilus Infections
Klebsiella Infections
Pneumonia, Bacterial
Proteus Infections
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soft Tissue Infections
Staphylococcal Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

Cefamandole is used in the prevention of:

Surgical Wound Infection

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

Cefamandole Brand Names

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

Mandol

Cefamandole Drug Class

Cefamandole is part of the drug class:

Second generation cephalosporins

Cefamandole Interactions

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

Cefamandole 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.

Cefamandole falls into category B:

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