Chloramphenicol Stearate
Chloramphenicol Stearate is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is converted to chloramphenicol in the body. It is primarily reserved for treating serious bacterial infections when safer alternatives are not suitable, such as certain types of meningitis, typhoid fever, and severe infections caused by susceptible organisms. Due to potentially serious side effects including bone marrow suppression, its use is typically limited to critical situations where other antibiotics are ineffective or contraindicated.
A reserve antibiotic used for serious infections when safer alternatives are unavailable, requiring careful monitoring due to risk of serious blood-related side effects.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 20768
- Generic
- Chloramphenicol Stearate
- Class
- pin-variant
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Treatment of serious infections including bacterial meningitis, typhoid fever, rickettsial infections, and severe Haemophilus influenzae infections when other antibiotics are not appropriate or have failed.
Bacteriostatic antibiotic that inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 50S ribosomal subunit, preventing the formation of peptide bonds during translation.
Requires regular blood monitoring due to risk of dose-dependent and idiosyncratic bone marrow suppression. Contraindicated in patients with a history of hypersensitivity or blood dyscrasias. Not recommended for minor infections or prophylactic use due to serious potential adverse effects including aplastic anemia.
Official drug label
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