CEFOXITIN (cefoxitin sodium) by Merck & Co. is clinical pharmacology clinical pharmacology following an intravenous dose of 1 gram, serum concentrations were 110 mcg/ml at 5 minutes, declining to less than 1 mcg/ml at 4 hours. Approved for serious infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the diseases listed below, infection in patients undergoing uncontaminated gastrointestinal surgery, vaginal hysterectomy and 2 more indications. First approved in 2011.
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CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Clinical Pharmacology Following an intravenous dose of 1 gram, serum concentrations were 110 mcg/mL at 5 minutes, declining to less than 1 mcg/mL at 4 hours. The half-life after an intravenous dose is 41 to 59 minutes. Approximately 85 percent of cefoxitin is excreted…
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