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Formulary Cephalosporin - First Generation

Drug Name	Form	Strength	Formulary Unrestricted	Formulary Restricted	Non-Formulary	Interchange
Kefzol	POWDER FOR INJECTION, INJECTABLE	1 g, 10 g
Ancef, Kefzol	SOLUTION, INTRAVENOUS	1 g/50 mL, 2 g/50 mL

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Automatic IV to PO conversion per IV to oral conversion guidelines. IV to PO Conversion Guidelines

Automatic renal adjustment per guidelines. See Antimicrobial Dosing Guideline and Renal Adjustment Policy (Adult) for more information. CrCl calculation policy available here.

Drug

Usual Dose

CrCl (mL/min)

Dose Adjustment

Cefazolin

Mild Infections (UTI)

1 g IV q 8h

10-29

<10/HD

CRRT

1 g IV q 12h

1 g IV q 24h, after HD

2 g x 1 then 1 g q 8-12h

Moderate to Severe Infections

(IE, OM, PNA)

2 g q8h

10-29

<10/HD

CRRT

2 g q12h

1 g q24h, after HD

2 g x1 then 1 g q8h or 2 g q12h

Reviewed: 16 July 2024 (Renal adjustments)

Last updated: Jul. 16, 2024

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