Cefepime (Injection Route)

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Precautions

If your symptoms do not improve within a few days, or if they become worse, check with your doctor.

Cefepime injection may cause diarrhea, and in some cases it can be severe. It may occur 2 months or more after you or your child stop using this medicine. Do not take any medicine or give medicine to your child to treat diarrhea without first checking with your doctor. Diarrhea medicines may make the diarrhea worse or make it last longer. If you have any questions about this or if mild diarrhea continues or gets worse, check with your doctor.

Tell your doctor right away if you or your child have any of the following symptoms while receiving this medicine: confusion, loss of consciousness, jerking or twitching of the muscles, seizures, seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there, or severe sleepiness.

Before you or your child have any medical tests, tell the medical doctor in charge that you are receiving this medicine. The results of some tests may be affected by this medicine.

Side Effects Proper Use
DR603089 Portions of this document last updated: Aug. 1, 2012

Source: Drug Information provided by: Micromedex

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