Lendacin, 1 g 10 pcs

A III generation cephalosporin for parenteral administration. It has bactericidal action against many Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. Ceftriaxone is resistant to the action of β-lactamases.

It is active against the following microorganisms: Streptococcus viridans, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus ducreyi, Yersinia pestis, Borellia burgdorferi, Treponema pallidum, Serratia marcescens, Peptostreptococcus spp., Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris.

Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. , Shigella spp. , Citrobacter spp. , Morganella morganii , Klebsiella spp. , Enterobacter spp. , Providencia spp. are also sensitive (except for β-lactamase-producing strains) to ceftriaxone.

Ceftriaxone is not active against Acinetobacter spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Campylobacter jejuni, Bacteroides fragilis, Clostridium difficile, Listeria monocytogenes, Enterococcus faecalis and methicillin-resistant staphylococci.

Mycoplasmas, mycobacteria and chlamydia are resistant to cephalosporins.

Ceftriaxone is also active against strains resistant to other cephalosporins.

Because of the long T_1/2 (about 8 h), the drug can be administered once daily.

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Lendacin® is used to treat infections caused by ceftriaxone-sensitive bacteria including the following:

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