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2018 Product List Expertise in Injectables 2018 Product list Expertise in injectables Flucloxacillin ................................................................................ ................................................... 250 mg Antibiotics ................................................................................ ................................................... Flucloxacillin 500 mg Amoxicillin ....................................................................................... .................................................... 250 mg ................................................................................ .................................................................. Flucloxacillin 1 g Amoxicillin ....................................................................................... .................................................... 500 mg ..................................................................................... .................................................................. Fosfomycin 1 g Amoxicillin ....................................................................................... ................................................................... 1 g ..................................................................................... .................................................................. Fosfomycin 4 g Amoxicillin ....................................................................................... ................................................................... 2 g Gentamicin ....................................................................................... ...................................... 10 mg/1 ml Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid ............................. ....................... 500 mg + 50 mg Gentamicin ....................................................................................... ........................................ 20 mg/2 ml Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid ............................. ................... 500 mg + 100 mg Gentamicin ....................................................................................... ........................................ 40 mg/2 ml Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid ............................. ................................. 1 g + 100 mg Gentamicin ....................................................................................... ........................................ 80 mg/2 ml Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid ............................. ................................. 1 g + 200 mg Gentamicin ....................................................................................... .................................... 160 mg/2 ml Amoxicillin + Clavulanic acid ............................. ................................. 2 g + 200 mg ................................................... ................... Imipenem + Cilastatin 250 mg + 250 mg Ampicillin ........................................................................................... ................................................... 250 mg ................................................... ................... Imipenem + Cilastatin 500 mg + 500 mg Ampicillin ........................................................................................... ................................................... 500 mg ....................................................................................... .................................................................. Kanamycin 1 g Ampicillin ........................................................................................... .................................................................. 1 g ............................................................................. ....................... Levofloxacin * 500 mg/100 ml Ampicillin + Cloxacillin .................................................. ................................................... 250 mg ................................................................................... ................................................... Meropenem 500 mg Ampicillin + Cloxacillin .................................................. ................................................... 500 mg ................................................................................... .................................................................. Meropenem 1 g Ampicillin + Cloxacillin .................................................. .................................................................. 1 g ........................................................................ ....................... Metronidazole * 500 mg/100 ml Cefalotin .............................................................................................. ................................................... 500 mg ............................................................................................... ................................................... Oxacillin 500 mg Cefalotin .............................................................................................. .................................................................. 1 g ............................................................................................... .................................................................. Oxacillin 1 g Cefamandole ............................................................................... ................................................... 750 mg ................................................. ................................................... Penicillin G Benzathine 1.2 miu Cefamandole ............................................................................... .................................................................. 1 g ................................................. ................................................... Penicillin G Benzathine 2.4 miu Cefazolin ............................................................................................. ................................................... 500 mg ........................................................... .......................................................... Penicillin G Sodium 1 miu Cefazolin ............................................................................................. ................................................................... 1 g ........................................................... .......................................................... Penicillin G Sodium 2 miu Cefazolin ............................................................................................. .................................................................. 2 g ............................................................ .......................................................... Penicillin G Sodium 5 miu Cefepime ............................................................................................ .................................................................. 1 g ....................................................... .......................................................... Penicillin G Procaine 1 miu Cefepime ............................................................................................ .................................................................. 2 g ....................................................... .......................................................... Penicillin G Procaine 3 miu Cefotaxime ...................................................................................... ................................................... 500 mg .......................... ................................................... Penicillin G Procaine Fortified 0.4 miu Cefotaxime ...................................................................................... .................................................................. 1 g .......................... .......................................................... Penicillin G Procaine Fortified 4 miu Cefotaxime ...................................................................................... .................................................................. 2 g ...................................................................................... .................................................................. Piperacillin 1 g Cefoxitin .............................................................................................. .................................................................. 1 g ...................................................................................... .................................................................. Piperacillin 2 g Cefoxitin .............................................................................................. ................................................................. 2 g ...................................................................................... .................................................................. Piperacillin 4 g Ceftazidime..................................................................................... ................................................... 250 mg Piperacillin + Tazobactam ...................................... ................................ 2 g + 250 mg Ceftazidime..................................................................................... ................................................... 500 mg Piperacillin + Tazobactam .....................................
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