Piperacillin

Chemical formula: C₂₃H₂₇N₅O₇S  Molecular mass: 517.555 g/mol  PubChem compound: 43672

Therapeutic indications

Piperacillin is indicated for:

Indication

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

at least one of
Salmonella septicaemia
Septicaemic plague
Anthrax septicaemia
Erysipelothrix septicaemia
Listerial septicaemia
Streptococcal septicaemia
Other septicaemia
Actinomycotic septicaemia
Acute and subacute endocarditis
Endocarditis, valve unspecified
Urinary tract infectious disease and additionally Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Respiratory tract infection
Acute upper respiratory infections
Other acute lower respiratory infections
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
Ear infection
Infectious disease of abdomen
Female genital tract infection
Genitourinary tract infection in pregnancy
Infection of skin

Burn
Musculoskeletal infective disorder
Surgical procedure

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Indication

Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old)

at least one of
Salmonella septicaemia
Septicaemic plague
Anthrax septicaemia
Erysipelothrix septicaemia
Listerial septicaemia
Streptococcal septicaemia
Other septicaemia
Actinomycotic septicaemia
Acute and subacute endocarditis
Endocarditis, valve unspecified
Urinary tract infectious disease and additionally Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Respiratory tract infection
Acute upper respiratory infections
Other acute lower respiratory infections
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
Ear infection
Infectious disease of abdomen
Female genital tract infection
Genitourinary tract infection in pregnancy
Infection of skin

Burn
Musculoskeletal infective disorder
Surgical procedure

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Indication

Population group: only newborns (0 - 40 days old)

at least one of
Salmonella septicaemia
Septicaemic plague
Anthrax septicaemia
Erysipelothrix septicaemia
Listerial septicaemia
Streptococcal septicaemia
Other septicaemia
Actinomycotic septicaemia
Acute and subacute endocarditis
Endocarditis, valve unspecified
Urinary tract infectious disease and additionally Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Respiratory tract infection
Acute upper respiratory infections
Other acute lower respiratory infections
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection
Ear infection
Infectious disease of abdomen
Female genital tract infection
Genitourinary tract infection in pregnancy
Infection of skin

Burn
Musculoskeletal infective disorder
Surgical procedure

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

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