Piperacillin

Piperacillin treats several different types of bacterial infections. You may experience diarrhea while taking this medication.

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What are you taking Piperacillin for?

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Other
Bacterial Infections
Escherichia Coli Infections
Proteus Infections
Pseudomonas Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
Septicemia
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Soft Tissue Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

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Uses of Piperacillin

Updated: April 1, 2016

Piperacillin is used in the treatment of:

Escherichia coli Infections
Proteus Infections
Pseudomonas Infections
Respiratory Tract Infections
Septicemia
Skin Diseases, Infectious
Soft Tissue Infections
Streptococcal Infections
Urinary Tract Infections

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

Piperacillin Brand Names

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

Piperacillin Drug Class

Piperacillin is part of the drug class:

Penicillins with extended spectrum

Piperacillin 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/PIPERACILLIN
GENTAMICIN/PIPERACILLIN
METHOTREXATE/PIPERACILLIN
NETILMICIN/PIPERACILLIN
PIPERACILLIN/TOBRAMYCIN

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

Piperacillin 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.

Piperacillin falls into category B:

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