General description
Cefazolin is a first generation cephalosporin.
INN
Cefazolin
ATC codes
Medicine type
Chemical agent
Antibiotic groups
EML status history
First added in 2007
(TRS
946)
for
Surgical site infection
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Osteomyelitis or osteitis
Added in 2017
(TRS
1006)
for
Bacterial infection of joint
Added in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Other specified prophylactic measures
Removed in 2019
(TRS
1021)
for
Surgical site infection
Wikipedia
DrugBank
Recommendations
Section
Access group antibiotics
- Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 1 g in vial (as sodium salt) powder for injection
Indications
First choice
Other specified prophylactic measures co-prescribed with metronidazole Other specified prophylactic measures
Other indications