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What is Ceftriaxone?

Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic that is used as a broad spectrum agent in the treatment of many types of infections. Off label it is used for sexually-transmitted diseases, Lyme disease, community-acquired pneumonia, typhoid fever and Whipple's disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 26 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Lyme Disease 14 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 10 0
Lyme Disease 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) 3 0
Participate in clinical trial 2 2 Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 18 patients currently taking Ceftriaxone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 1
Mild
 3
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ceftriaxone

Gallbladder removal (Cholecystectomy) 2
Diarrhea 1
Rash or skin problems 1
Gallbladder problems 1
Burning sensation in eyes 1
Gas 1
See all 11 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ceftriaxone. See all 11 dosages ►

  1 g/50 mL daily 1 g daily 2 g daily 2 g/50 mL daily 2 x 2 g/50 mL 2 x 2 g/50 mL daily 20 g daily 20 mg daily 500 mg daily 2,000 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ceftriaxone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 19   Course of treatment ended: 36%
Did not seem to work 12   Did not seem to work: 23%
Doctor's advice 11   Doctor's advice: 21%
Other 8   Other: 15%
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 11%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 8%
Expense 1   Expense: 2%

See all 50 patients who’ve stopped taking Ceftriaxone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ceftriaxone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Ceftriaxone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ceftriaxone

Always
 14 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ceftriaxone

Very
 4 29%
Somewhat
 1 7%
A little
 6 43%
Not at all
 3 21%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ceftriaxone

$200+
 3 30%
$100-199
 2 20%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 5 50%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.