Ceftriaxone (Noun)
Meaning
A parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed ceftriaxone to treat the severe case of pneumonia that had developed in the patient's lungs.
- Ceftriaxone is often administered intravenously to patients with life-threatening infections, such as sepsis or meningitis.
- The nurse carefully prepared the dose of ceftriaxone to be given to the child with a severe ear infection.
- Ceftriaxone is commonly used to treat urinary tract infections that are resistant to other antibiotics.
- The patient was given a course of ceftriaxone to clear up the bacterial infection that had spread to her throat.