The Alabama Department of Public Health is investigating some reports of adverse reactions to injections of the antibiotic ceftriaxone, or Rocephin, but a local health provider said she has seen no ...

The Alabama Department of Public Health issued a statement about its current investigation into certain “adverse events” ...

Officials at the local department of health raised the alarm in a health alert, saying the patients had taken ceftriaxone, or ...

Pneumonia symptoms can vary based on the cause and severity of the lung infection. For some, it might feel similar to the flu or be barely noticeable. For others, pneumonia can cause severe ...

The drug is used to treat E. coli, pneumonia, or meningitis and is also used to prevent infection in people having certain ...

Bacterial pneumonia is most commonly caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae which accounts for around 50% of cases. Other common causes include Haemophilus influenzae, Chlamydia ...

These higher costs are driven by overprescribing of certain antimicrobials, such as ceftriaxone (Rocephin), piperacillin (Pipracil), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), ticarcillin/ clavulanate (Timentin), and ...

When complications of pneumonia do develop in the pregnant ... amoxicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, and imipenem). When the pneumococcus is highly resistant, glycopeptides, third-generation ...

WAAY 31 spoke with healthcare providers in the Shoals. On Tuesday, many doctors—whether or not they carry the affected batch of Rocephin—decided to pause giving the drug until the state ...

Pneumonia is a common and potentially dangerous disease of the respiratory system that causes the lungs to become inflamed and filled with fluid. Bacterial and viral infections are the most common ...