Active ingredients: Ceftriaxone
Ceftriaxone 1g Powder for solution for injection.
Powder for solution for injection (Powder for injection).
White to pale yellow crystalline powder.
Each vial contains ceftriaxone sodium equivalent to 1g of ceftriaxone.
Excipient with known effect: Each gram of ceftriaxone contains approximately 82 mg (3.6mmol) of sodium.
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
Ceftriaxone is an antibacterial for systemic use, a third-generation cephalosporin. It inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis following attachment to penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) leading to bacterial cell lysis and death.
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Ceftriaxone is supplied in Type II 15ml clear glass vials, closed with a Type I rubber stopper uncoated/coated in Omniflex and sealed with an aluminium/plastic cap.
The vials are packed in boxes of 1, 5, 10, 25 or 50 vials.
Not all pack sizes may be marketed.
Wockhardt UK Ltd, Ash Road North, Wrexham, LL13 9UF, UK
PL 29831/0034
Date of first authorisation: 16 October 2007