Cefipime

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Background

  • Cephalosporin antibiotic

Safety

Adverse Drug Effects

  • Neurotoxicity, which can include altered mental status, myoclonus, and non-convulsive status epilepticus[1]
  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, Volume 77, Issue 11, November 2022, Pages 2908–2921, https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkac271