Floxacillin Other names: Flucloxacillin

Chemical formula: C₁₉H₁₇ClFN₃O₅S  Molecular mass: 453.872 g/mol  PubChem compound: 21319

Therapeutic indications

Floxacillin is indicated for:

Infections

Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Flucloxacillin is indicated for the treatment of infections due to penicillinase producing staphylococci and other gram positive organisms susceptible to this anti-infective.

Indications include: osteomyelitis and endocarditis.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Prophylactic agent during major surgical procedures

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Flucloxacillin is indicated for use as a prophylactic agent during major surgical procedures when appropriate; for example cardiothoracic and orthopaedic surgery.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Floxacillin is contraindicated in the following cases:

History of hypersensitivity to β-lactam antibiotics

at least one of
Cephalosporin allergy
Allergy to penicillin
Monobactam allergy
Carbapenem allergy

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