Ceftiofur Sodium
Ceftiofur Sodium is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic approved for veterinary use in food-producing and companion animals. It is effective against a broad range of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, making it useful for treating respiratory infections, metritis, and other bacterial diseases in cattle, swine, sheep, horses, and dogs.
A broad-spectrum veterinary cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections in various animal species.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 1370372
- Generic
- Ceftiofur Sodium
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Treats respiratory tract infections (pneumonia, bronchitis), bovine foot rot, metritis, and other susceptible bacterial infections in cattle, swine, sheep, horses, and dogs. Often used for shipping fever and bacterial complications in livestock.
As a beta-lactam antibiotic, it inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), leading to bacterial cell death. It has enhanced gram-negative coverage compared to earlier cephalosporin generations.
Prescription-only veterinary medication. Not for use in animals with known cephalosporin or penicillin allergy. Withdrawal times apply for food-producing animals. Avoid extra-label use in food animals without veterinary guidance. The pin-variant refers to a specific injectable formulation.
Official drug label
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