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HELP! why timentin is usually not recommended for CHF pt?
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It's the sodium...
Warnings/Precautions:
"Not approved for use in children <12 years of age; use with caution and modify dosage in patients with renal impairment; use with caution in patients with a history of allergy to cephalosporins and in patients with CHF due to high sodium load"
Source: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/drugs/ticarcillin-and-125300.htm
"Not approved for use in children <12 years of age; use with caution and modify dosage in patients with renal impairment; use with caution in patients with a history of allergy to cephalosporins and in patients with CHF due to high sodium load"
Source: http://www.umm.edu/altmed/drugs/ticarcillin-and-125300.htm
Definitely the sodium load.
Is this for school? I thought that most places had switched to pip/taz as the anti-pseudomonal PCN of choice.
Is this for school? I thought that most places had switched to pip/taz as the anti-pseudomonal PCN of choice.
Yup, sodium.
I didn't remember the exact amount, so I looked it up in F&C. "The theoretical sodium content is 4.51 mEq (103.6 mg) per gram of ticarcillin/clavulanate. The theoretical total sodium content of the 100 mL premixed solution is 18.7 mEq (429 mg), of which 15.6 mEq (359 mg) is contributed by the ticarcillin component of ticarcillin/clavulanate. Consider this when treating patients requiring restricted salt intake."
I didn't remember the exact amount, so I looked it up in F&C. "The theoretical sodium content is 4.51 mEq (103.6 mg) per gram of ticarcillin/clavulanate. The theoretical total sodium content of the 100 mL premixed solution is 18.7 mEq (429 mg), of which 15.6 mEq (359 mg) is contributed by the ticarcillin component of ticarcillin/clavulanate. Consider this when treating patients requiring restricted salt intake."
