Cefepime vs Zosyn
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| Cefepime is an antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is known as a cephalosporin antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria. | This medication is used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication is a combination of 2 drugs. Piperacillin is a penicillin-type antibiotic that works by stopping the growth of bacteria. Tazobactam is an enzyme inhibitor (beta-lactamase inhibitor) that helps the piperacillin work better. | |||
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| Add Cefepime review Comment: I am in my 4th week of 6, the taste this drug leaves in my mouth is medicinal. No food taste edible, it causes nausea,headache and chills. I am in my 4th week of 6, the taste this drug leaves in my mouth is so medicinal and wretched that no food taste edible, it causes nausea, no amount of tooth brushing or gargling will get rid of it. It has made me vomit, I get chills, I just started getting a sore throat and can't swallow. This drug has horrible side effects that they really play down. I am going to ask my Dr. to prescribe something else. It was my forehead bone that was infected and it has been removed, so I don't know why I need to suffer more by taking this nasty drug. only been on for 4 weeks,suffered for 5 years with mrsa and pseudomonas,colonized in both hips due to brown-recluse spider bite.praying it will cure me.nausea,tiredness some weight loss.will all be worth it if it works.have been on too many iv anti-biotics that haven't worked.if anyone has serious infections,get to a dr that will get you on correct anti-biotics asap,i have just about lost my legs over this.numerous surgeries ect.i pray god will finish curing me now,and he will use this medication. | Add Zosyn review I was given this medication after hernia surgery. I had some fluid around the mesh. Within 36 hours I had a rash all over my body which I was then diagnosed with Steven's Jojnson Syndrome (skin fell off entire body). Along with that my kidneys shut down. Just before they were to put me on dialisys my kidneys began to improve. 6 weeks later I am still in the hospital waiting for skins issues to heal. Be careful with all medications please! I am actually reviewing this for my elderly 92 year old aunt who was administered this after endoscopic common bile duct gallstone removal. Within couple of hours of Zosyn, she developed kidney failure, as well as thrombocytopenia, hypokalemia, and 4+ edema of her hands. She was even placed on hospice! (Her close friend and neighbor had also had this happen to her with Zosyn; kidney failure, which thankfully is slowly improving.) Aunt Edie was placed in a Rehab facility much too quickly, but immediately worsened and was readmitted to hospital, for another 10 days. Total inpatient time was 3 weeks! | |||
