Generic name: piperacillin and tazobactam [ PI-per-a-SIL-in-and-TAZ-oh-BAK-tam ]
Brand name: Zosyn
Dosage forms: intravenous powder for injection (12 g-1.5 g; 2 g-0.25 g; 3 g-0.375 g; 36 g-4.5 g; 4 g-0.5 g); intravenous solution (2 g-0.25 g/50 mL; 3 g-0.375 g/50 mL; 4 g-0.5 g/100 mL)
Drug class:Beta-lactamase inhibitors
What is piperacillin and tazobactam?
Piperacillin and tazobactam is a combination penicillin antibiotic that is used to treat many different infections caused by bacteria, such as stomach infections, skin infections, pneumonia, and severe uterine infections.
piperacillin and tazobactam is sometimes given together with other antibiotics.
Piperacillin and tazobactam may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not use this medicine if you have ever had an allergic reaction to certain antibiotics (especially a penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotic).
Before taking this medicine
You should not use piperacillin and tazobactam if you are allergic to:
piperacillin or any other penicillin antibiotic (amoxicillin, ampicillin, Augmentin, dicloxacillin, oxacillin, penicillin, ticarcillin, or others);
tazobactam; or
a cephalosporin antibiotic such as
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