Cefipime

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Background

  • Cephalosporin antibiotic

Safety

Adverse Drug Effects

  • Neurotoxicity, which can include altered mental status, myoclonus, and non-convulsive status epilepticus1

References

  1. ^  Gozun Maan, Koichi Keitoku, Nobuhiko Kimura, Haruki Sawada, Andrew Pham, Jihun Yeo, Hideharu Hagiya, Yoshito Nishimura. Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity: systematic review. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2022;77(11):2908-2921. doi:10.1093/jac/dkac271.