Ceftazidime Injection

18 interactions 322 cited references
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About Ceftazidime Injection

Ceftazidime injection is used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria including pneumonia and other lower respiratory tract (lung) infections; meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord) and other brain and spinal cord infections; and abdominal (stomach area), skin, blood, bon… Read the full Ceftazidime Injection drug information page →

Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS
Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 10, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

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16 Major 2 Moderate
All (18) Major (16) Moderate (2)

Major

Ceftazidime Injection Cholera Vaccine, Live Reduced immune response to the cholera vaccine Details Ceftazidime Injection Desogestrel Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Dienogest Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Drospirenone Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Estradiol Delestrogen Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Ethinyl Estradiol Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Ethynodiol Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Furosemide Disal An increased risk of nephrotoxicity Details Ceftazidime Injection Gestodene Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Levonorgestrel After banger Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Mestranol Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Nomegestrol Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Norethindrone Aygestin Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Norgestimate Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Norgestrel Decreased contraceptive effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Warfarin Coumadin An increased risk of bleeding Details

Moderate

Ceftazidime Injection Chloramphenicol Decreased ceftazidime effectiveness Details Ceftazidime Injection Typhoid Vaccine, Live Vivotif A decreased immunological response to the typhoid vaccine Details

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