Piperacillin ……4gm
Tazobactum…… 0.5gm Inj.
- The usual Piperacillin Tazobactam adult dose is 4.5 g (Piperacillin 4g/ Tazobactam 0.5g) given every 8 hours totalling 13.5 g(12g Piperacillin Sodium/ 1.5 g Tazobactam Sodium).
- In patients with renal insufficiency, the following dosage schedule is recommended.
| Creatinine clearance(ml/min) |
Recommended Dosage regimen |
| >40-90 |
3.375g every 6 hrs. |
| 20-40
|
2.250g every 6 hrs
|
| 20
|
2.250g every 8 hrs |
Route of Administration:
IV/IM
- Reconstitute initially (2.25 g in 10 mL, 4.5 g in 20 mL) with water for injections, or glucose 5%, or sodium chloride 0.9%, then dilute to 50–150 mL with infusion fluid; give over 30 minutes.