Title: Sodium Content of Emergency Department Antibiotics<br/>Author: Bryan Hayes<br/><a href='http://umem.org/profiles/faculty/369/'>[Click to email author]</a><hr/><p>
Aside from sodium chloride and sodium bicarbonate, several commonly used emergency department medications (namely IV antibiotics) contain a significant amount of sodium. In patients with heart failure or other conditions requiring sodium restriction, judicious use should be considered.</p>
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Ampicillin/sulbactam [<a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2008/050608s029lbl.pdf">package insert]</a>. Metronidazole [<a href="http://labeling.pfizer.com/showlabeling.aspx?id=570">package insert</a>]. Moxifloxacin [<a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/1999/21085lbl.pdf">package insert</a>]. Nafcillin [<a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2008/050655s017lbl.pdf">package insert</a>]. Piperacillin/tazobactam [<a href="http://labeling.pfizer.com/ShowLabeling.aspx?id=416">package insert</a>]. Ticarcillin/clavulanate [<a href="https://www.gsksource.com/pharma/content/dam/GlaxoSmithKline/US/en/Prescribing_Information/Timentin/pdf/TIMENTIN.PDF">package insert</a>].</p>
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