Drug Indication Specific Action Side effects Contraindication Nursing

Name Responsibilities

Cefuroxime Indications for Cefuroxime:
Susceptible mild to moderate
260 mg infections
IVTTQ 8 includingpharyngitis/tonsillitis,
acute maxillary sinusitis,
HRS anst
chronic bronchitis, acute otitis
media, uncomplicated skin
and skin structure,
UTIs, gonorrhea, early Lyme
disease.
Mechanism
Of Action. Cefuroxime axetil
is a bactericidal agent that
acts by inhibition of bacterial
cell wall
synthesis. Cefuroxime axetil
has activity in the presence of
some β-lactamases, both
penicillinases and
cephalosporinases, of gram-
negative and gram-positive 
bacteria.
GEN. ACTION
Cefuroxime is in a class of
medications
called cephalosporin
antibiotics. It works by stopping
the growth of bacteria
diarrhea, dizziness  Antimicrobial resistance, Determine history
viral infection. ... of hypersensitivityreactions
headache,drowsiness
 Cephalosporin tocephalosphorins,penicillins
hypersensitivity, penicillin and historyof
hypersensitivity. ...
allergiesparticularly to
 Renal
drugsbefore therapy
failure, renal impairment. ...
ADVERSE EFFECT Colitis, diarrhea, GI disease, isinitiated.
. inflammatory bowel
stuffy nose, stiff or tight disease, pseudomembranous
muscles, musclepain, colitis, ulcerative colitis
joint pain or swelling,
restlessness, irritability,
hyperactivity