Brand Name:

Maxum

Generic Name:

Cefepime

Composition:

Maxum 500mg IM/IV injection: Each pack contains:
Vial: Cefepime (as Hydrochloride) 500mg
(with L-Arginine)
Ampoule: Sterile water for iniection USP 5mL
Maxum 1g IM/IV injection: Each pack contains:
Vial: Cefepime (as Hydrochloride) 1g
(with L-Arginine)
Ampoule: Sterile water for injection USP 10mL
Maxum 2g IV injection: Each pack contains:
Vial: Cefepime (as Hydrochloride) 2g
(with L-Arginine)
Ampoule: Sterile water for injection USP 10mL

DESCRIPTION:

Maxum (Cefepime) Injection is sterile, injectable product consisting of Cefepime Hydrochloride, a semi-synthetic, broad spectrum, cephalosporin antibiotic for parenteral administration.

• Maxum 500mg Injection IM/IV
• Maxum 1g Injection IM/IV
• Maxum 2g Injection IV

INDICATIONS:

To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Maxum (Cefepime) Injection and other antibacterial drugs, Maxum Injection should be used only to teat or prevent infections that are proven to strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. It is used in the following conditions:

PNEUMONIA:

‘Maxum (Cefepime) Injection is indicated for pneumonia (moderate to severe) caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, inducing cases associated with ‘concurrent bacteremia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiela pneumoniae, Enterobacter species.

EMPIRIC THERAPY FOR FEBRILE NEUTROPENIC PATENTS:

Maxum (Cefepime) Injection as monotherapy indicated for empiric treatment of febrile neutropenic patents. In paints a high risk for severe infection including patients with a history of recent bone marrow transplantation, with hypotension at presentation, with an underlying hematologic malignancy or with severe or prolonged neutropenia), antimicrobial monotherapy may not be appropriate.

UNCOMPLICATED AND COMPLICATED URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (INCLUDING PYELONEPHRITIS):

Maxum (Cefepime) Injection is indicated for uncomplicated and complicated urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae, when the infection is severe, or caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Proteus mirabilis, when the infection is mild to moderate, inducing cases associated with concurrent bacteremia with these bacteria.

UNCOMPLICATED SKIN AND KIN STRUCTURE INFECTIONS:

Maxum (Cefepime) is indicated for uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections caused by staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes,

COMPLICATED INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS:

Maxum (Cefepime) Injection is indicated for complicated intra-abdominal infections (used in combination with metronidazole) caused by Escherichia coli viridians group streptococci, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter species, or Bacteroides fragilis.

PRESENTATION:

Maxum is supplied in following dosage forms, strengths and pack sizes:

MAXUM 500MG INJECTIONIM/IV:

1 vial of 500mg Cefepime and 1 ampoule of 5mL of water for injection

MAXUM 1G INJECTION IM/IV:

1 vial of 1g Cefepime and 1 ampoule of 10mL of water for injection

MAXUM 1G INJECTION IV:

1 vial of 2g Cefepime and 1 ampoule of 10mL of water for injection

Patients should consult with their physician before taking any medicine.