Adverse Drug Reactions of Different Brands of Ceftazidime Injection

National Taiwan University Hospital536 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to understand whether generic ceftazidime causes different adverse drug reaction incidence from the brand drug.

Ceftazidime is a third generation cephalosporins that should be reserved for severe bacterial infections. Substitution of the brand ceftazidime with a generic ceftazidime raised some concerns. The purpose of this study is to understand whether generic ceftazidime causes different adverse drug reaction incidence from the brand drug.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

536

Conditions

Infection

Interventions

ceftazidimeDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 YearMax age: 95 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients in surgical intensive care unit who require ceftazidime treatment Exclusion Criteria: * less than 1 year old

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The adverse drug reactions of ceftazidime

Secondary Outcomes

The effectiveness of ceftazidime

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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