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Details

Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C10H12N4O5S
Molecular Weight 300.291
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of TAZOBACTAM

SMILES

C[C@]2(CN1C=CN=N1)[C@@H](N3[C@@H](CC3=O)S2(=O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=LPQZKKCYTLCDGQ-WEDXCCLWSA-N
InChI=1S/C10H12N4O5S/c1-10(5-13-3-2-11-12-13)8(9(16)17)14-6(15)4-7(14)20(10,18)19/h2-3,7-8H,4-5H2,1H3,(H,16,17)/t7-,8+,10+/m1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C10H12N4O5S
Molecular Weight 300.291
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 3 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Tazobactam is a beta-lactamase inhibitor, which was approved by FDA for the treatment of wide range of bacterial infections either in combination with piperacillin (Zosyn) or with ceftolozane (Zerbaxa).

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.01 µM [Ki]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Curative
ZOSYN

Approved Use

ZOSYN is a combination product consisting of a penicillin-class antibacterial, piperacillin, and a beta-lactamase inhibitor, tazobactam, indicated for the treatment of patients with intra-abdominal infections; skin and skin structure infections; female pelvic infections; community-acquired pneumonia; nosocomial pneumonia.

Launch Date

1993
Curative
ZOSYN

Approved Use

ZOSYN is a combination product consisting of a penicillin-class antibacterial, piperacillin, and a beta-lactamase inhibitor, tazobactam, indicated for the treatment of patients with intra-abdominal infections; skin and skin structure infections; female pelvic infections; community-acquired pneumonia; nosocomial pneumonia.

Launch Date

1993
Curative
ZOSYN

Approved Use

ZOSYN is a combination product consisting of a penicillin-class antibacterial, piperacillin, and a beta-lactamase inhibitor, tazobactam, indicated for the treatment of patients with intra-abdominal infections; skin and skin structure infections; female pelvic infections; community-acquired pneumonia; nosocomial pneumonia.

Launch Date

1993
Curative
ZOSYN

Approved Use

ZOSYN is a combination product consisting of a penicillin-class antibacterial, piperacillin, and a beta-lactamase inhibitor, tazobactam, indicated for the treatment of patients with intra-abdominal infections; skin and skin structure infections; female pelvic infections; community-acquired pneumonia; nosocomial pneumonia.

Launch Date

1993
Curative
ZERBAXA

Approved Use

ZERBAXA (ceftolozane and tazobactam) is a combination product consisting of a cephalosporin-class antibacterial drug and a beta-lactamase inhibitor indicated for the treatment of complicated Intra-abdominal Infections, used in combination with metronidazole and complicated Urinary Tract Infections, including Pyelonephritis.

Launch Date

2014
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
6.4 μg/mL
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TAZOBACTAM inflammatory exudate
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
18.4 μg/mL
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: CEFTOLOZANE
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
18 μg/mL
500 mg 3 times / day steady-state, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered: CEFTOLOZANE
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
15 μg/mL
250 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
24 μg/mL
375 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 375 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
34 μg/mL
500 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
42.4 μg × h/mL
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
18 μg × h/mL
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TAZOBACTAM inflammatory exudate
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
24.4 μg × h/mL
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: CEFTOLOZANE
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
25 μg × h/mL
500 mg 3 times / day steady-state, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered: CEFTOLOZANE
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
16 μg × h/mL
250 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
25 μg × h/mL
375 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 375 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
39.8 μg × h/mL
500 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
1.13 h
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
0.94 h
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
TAZOBACTAM inflammatory exudate
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FASTED
0.91 h
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: CEFTOLOZANE
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
1.03 h
500 mg 3 times / day steady-state, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered: CEFTOLOZANE
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
0.77 h
250 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
0.68 h
375 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 375 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
0.82 h
500 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
70%
500 mg single, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered: CEFTOLOZANE
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
70%
500 mg 3 times / day steady-state, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: STEADY-STATE
co-administered: CEFTOLOZANE
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
70%
250 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 250 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
70%
375 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 375 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
70%
500 mg 4 times / day multiple, intravenous
dose: 500 mg
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: MULTIPLE
co-administered: PIPERACILLIN
TAZOBACTAM plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
1 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 36
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 36
Sex: M
Sources:
Disc. AE: Vomiting...
Other AEs: Nausea, Infusion site inflammation...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Vomiting (12.5%)
Other AEs:
Nausea (12.5%)
Infusion site inflammation (12.5%)
Infusion site irritation (25%)
Pain in extremity (12.5%)
Flushing (12.5%)
Sources:
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 39
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 39
Sex: M
Sources:
Other AEs: Infusion site irritation, Sensation of heaviness...
Other AEs:
Infusion site irritation (25%)
Sensation of heaviness (25%)
Sources:
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Other AEs: Nausea, Headache...
Other AEs:
Nausea (7.9%)
Headache (2.5%)
Diarrhea (6.2%)
Pyrexia (5.6%)
Constipation (1.9%)
Insomnia (3.5%)
Vomiting (3.3%)
Hypokalemia (3.3%)
ALT increased (1.5%)
AST increased (1%)
Anemia (1.5%)
Thrombocytosis (1.9%)
Abdominal pain (1.2%)
Anxiety (1.9%)
Dizziness (0.8%)
Hypotension (1.7%)
Atrial fibrillation (1.2%)
Rash (1.7%)
Sources:
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Other AEs: Nausea, Headache...
Other AEs:
Nausea (2.8%)
Headache (5.8%)
Diarrhea (1.9%)
Pyrexia (1.7%)
Constipation (3.9%)
Insomnia (1.3%)
Vomiting (1.1%)
Hypokalemia (0.8%)
ALT increased (1.7%)
AST increased (1.7%)
Anemia (0.4%)
Thrombocytosis (0.4%)
Abdominal pain (0.8%)
Anxiety (0.2%)
Dizziness (1.1%)
Hypotension (0.4%)
Atrial fibrillation (0.2%)
Rash (0.9%)
Sources:
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Disc. AE: Renal impairment...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Renal impairment (0.5%)
Sources:
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Flushing 12.5%
1 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 36
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 36
Sex: M
Sources:
Infusion site inflammation 12.5%
1 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 36
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 36
Sex: M
Sources:
Nausea 12.5%
1 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 36
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 36
Sex: M
Sources:
Pain in extremity 12.5%
1 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 36
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 36
Sex: M
Sources:
Vomiting 12.5%
Disc. AE
1 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 36
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 36
Sex: M
Sources:
Infusion site irritation 25%
1 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 1 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 36
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 36
Sex: M
Sources:
Infusion site irritation 25%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 39
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 39
Sex: M
Sources:
Sensation of heaviness 25%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
healthy, 39
Health Status: healthy
Age Group: 39
Sex: M
Sources:
Dizziness 0.8%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
AST increased 1%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Abdominal pain 1.2%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Atrial fibrillation 1.2%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
ALT increased 1.5%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Anemia 1.5%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Hypotension 1.7%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Rash 1.7%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Anxiety 1.9%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Constipation 1.9%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Thrombocytosis 1.9%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Headache 2.5%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Hypokalemia 3.3%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Vomiting 3.3%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Insomnia 3.5%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Pyrexia 5.6%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Diarrhea 6.2%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Nausea 7.9%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Anxiety 0.2%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Atrial fibrillation 0.2%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Anemia 0.4%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Hypotension 0.4%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Thrombocytosis 0.4%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Abdominal pain 0.8%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Hypokalemia 0.8%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Rash 0.9%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Dizziness 1.1%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Vomiting 1.1%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Insomnia 1.3%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
ALT increased 1.7%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
AST increased 1.7%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Pyrexia 1.7%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Diarrhea 1.9%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Nausea 2.8%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Constipation 3.9%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Headache 5.8%
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Renal impairment 0.5%
Disc. AE
0.5 g 3 times / day multiple, intravenous
Recommended
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Route: intravenous
Route: multiple
Dose: 0.5 g, 3 times / day
Sources:
unhealthy, adult
Health Status: unhealthy
Age Group: adult
Sources:
Overview

Overview

Drug as perpetrator​

Drug as perpetrator​

TargetModalityActivityMetaboliteClinical evidence
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
no
unlikely (co-administration study)
Comment: In general, the results of these in vitro trials did not suggest a potential for drug interactions
weak
weak
weak
yes (co-administration study)
Comment: Tazobactam showed some inhibition of CYP3A4 at concentrations well above the expected clinical concentration of 22 µg/mL
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes (co-administration study)
yes
yes (co-administration study)
Drug as victim
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Understanding resistance to beta-lactams and beta-lactamase inhibitors in the SHV beta-lactamase: lessons from the mutagenesis of SER-130.
2003-12-26
[New Beta-lactam agent in the treatment of intra-abdominal sepsis: double blind and randomized stage III study of ertapenem versus piperacillin/tazobactam].
2003-10-09
Antimicrobial therapy of unexplained fever in neutropenic patients--guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology (DGHO), Study Group Interventional Therapy of Unexplained Fever, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Supportivmassnahmen in der Onkologie (ASO) of the Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (DKG-German Cancer Society).
2003-10
Intracameral antibiotic agents for endophthalmitis prophylaxis: a pharmacokinetic model.
2003-09
Severe acute respiratory syndrome: clinical outcome and prognostic correlates.
2003-09
Thrombocytosis under ciprofloxacin and tazobactam/piperacillin.
2003-08
[Phenotypes of beta-lactam resistance in the genus Aeromonas].
2003-07
Positive direct antiglobulin tests and haemolytic anaemia following therapy with the beta-lactamase inhibitor, tazobactam, may also be associated with non-immunologic adsorption of protein onto red blood cells.
2003-07
Risk factors for piperacillin/tazobactam-resistant Escherichia coli in ICU patients: a clinical study.
2003-07
Piperacillin induced bone marrow suppression: a case report.
2003-06-05
Penetration of piperacillin and tazobactam into pneumonic human lung tissue measured by in vivo microdialysis.
2003-06
Piperacillin-tazobactam is more effective than ceftriaxone plus gentamicin in febrile neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies: a randomized comparison.
2003-06
Role of pharmacodynamics in designing dosage regimens for beta-lactams.
2003-05
[Assay of Acinetobacter SPP drug-resistance by Kirby-Bauer and Etest method].
2003-05
Efficacy of ertapenem in the treatment of serious infections caused by Enterobacteriaceae: analysis of pooled clinical trial data.
2003-05
[beta-Lactamase-inhibitor combinations].
2003-03
Variable susceptibility to piperacillin/tazobactam amongst Klebsiella spp. with extended-spectrum beta-lactamases.
2003-03
Sciatic nerve palsy as presenting sign of a perianal abscess.
2003-02
Current status of drug resistance among gram-negative bacilli isolated from admitted cases in a tertiary care centre.
2003-01
[Pharmacokinetics of antibiotics in inflamed and healthy lung tissue].
2003
Bacteraemia and sinusitis due to Flavimonas oryzihabitans infection.
2003
Ertapenem once a day versus piperacillin-tazobactam every 6 hours for treatment of acute pelvic infections: a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind study.
2003
[Carbapenem antibiotic ertapenem in the treatment of extrahospital intraabdominal infections].
2003
Localised necrosis of scrotum (Fournier's gangrene) in a spinal cord injury patient - a case report.
2002-12-05
[Initial empirical antimicrobial therapy with piperacillin/tazobactam in intra-abdominal infections due to perforation of the large intestine and rectum and in postoperative complications after resection of the large intestine and rectum].
2002-12
Postoperative infection with group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus after blepharoplasty.
2002-12
Biochemical analysis of the ceftazidime-hydrolysing extended-spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-15 and of its structurally related beta-lactamase CTX-M-3.
2002-12
Influence of a new prophylactic antibiotic therapy on the incidence of liver abscesses after chemoembolization treatment of liver tumors.
2002-11
Antimicrobial prophylaxis for transrectal prostatic biopsy: a prospective study of ciprofloxacin vs piperacillin/tazobactam.
2002-11
Piperacillin/Tazobactam inducing seizures in a hemodialysed patient.
2002-10
Two cases of immune haemolytic anaemia, associated with anti-piperacillin, detected by the 'immune complex' method.
2002-10
General microbiology and in vitro susceptibility of anaerobes isolated from complicated skin and skin-structure infections in patients enrolled in a comparative trial of ertapenem versus piperacillin-tazobactam.
2002-09-01
Susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli: prevalence of multidrug-resistant isolates and extended spectrum beta-lactamase phenotype.
2002-09
Efficacy and tolerability of prophylactic treatment with intravenous piperacillin/tazobactam in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
2002-09
Morganella morganii causing solitary liver abscess complicated by pyopericardium and left pleural effusion in a nondiabetic patient.
2002-09
Pharmacodynamic profiling of continuously infused piperacillin/tazobactam against Pseudomonas aeruginosa using Monte Carlo analysis.
2002-09
Cefepime, piperacillin/tazobactam, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin alone and in combination against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
2002-09
Successful medical management of emphysematous pyelonephritis.
2002-08-15
Molecular dynamics at the root of expansion of function in the M69L inhibitor-resistant TEM beta-lactamase from Escherichia coli.
2002-08-14
New and rapid fully automated method for determination of tazobactam and piperacillin in fatty tissue and serum by column-switching liquid chromatography.
2002-08-05
Development and optimization of a reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of piperacillin and tazobactam in tazocin injectable powder.
2002-07-31
Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of piperacillin/tazobactam when administered by continuous infusion and intermittent dosing.
2002-07
Infecting one animal with two different strains of the same bacteria may cause misleading results.
2002-07
Geographic variations in activity of broad-spectrum beta-lactams against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: summary of the worldwide SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997-2000).
2002-07
Cefepime plus amikacin versus piperacillin-tazobactam plus amikacin for initial antibiotic therapy in haematology patients with febrile neutropenia: results of an open, randomized, multicentre trial.
2002-07
Emerging antimicrobial resistances among Proteus mirabilis in Europe: report from the MYSTIC Program (1997-2001). Meropenem Yearly Susceptibility Test Information Collection.
2002-06
[Candida parapsilosis endocarditis after prolonged antibiotic therapy].
2002-04
[A multicenter clinical trial of piperacillin/tazobactam in burn infection].
2002-04
[Study on water of crystallization in tazobactam].
2002-02
[Identification and susceptibility to antimicrobial agents of strictly anaerobic bacteria isolated from hospitalized patients].
2002
Patents

Patents

Sample Use Guides

The usual daily dose of Zosyn for adults is 3.375 g every 6 h totaling 13.5 g (12.0 g piperacillin/1.5 g tazobactam). Initial treatment of nosocomial pneumonia should start with Zosyn at a dosage of 4.5 g every 6 h plus an aminoglycoside, totaling 18.0 g (16.0 g piperacillin/2.0 g tazobactam). For children with appendicitis and/or peritonitis the recommended Zosyn dosage is 100 mg piperacillin/12.5 mg tazobactam/kg every 8 h in pediatric patients 9 months of age and older. For pediatric patients 2 to 9 months of age, the recommended dosage is 80 mg piperacillin/10 mg tazobactam/kg, every 8 h. The recommended dosage regimen of Zerbaxa is 1.5 g (ceftolozane 1 g and tazobactam 0.5 g) administered every 8 h by intravenous infusion over 1 h in patients 18 years or older and with normal renal function or mild renal impairment.
Route of Administration: Intravenous
In a susceptibility test the minimal inhibitory concentration of 4 ug/ml tazobactam in combination with serial dilutions of piperacillin were <16 mcg/ml for susceptible strains of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii, <1 mcg/ml for susceptible strains of Haemophilus influenzae, <32 mcg/ml for susceptible strains of Bacteroides fragilis group.
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
TAZOBACTAM
INN   JAN   MI   USAN   USP   USP-RS   WHO-DD  
USAN   INN  
Official Name English
CL 298,741
Preferred Name English
NSC-759887
Code English
TAZOBACTAM [MI]
Common Name English
tazobactam [INN]
Common Name English
TAZOBACTAM [JAN]
Common Name English
TAZOBACTAM [USP IMPURITY]
Common Name English
YTR-830H
Code English
Tazobactam [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
TAZOBACTAM [USP MONOGRAPH]
Common Name English
TAZOBACTAM [USAN]
Common Name English
TAZOBACTAM [USP-RS]
Common Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
LIVERTOX NBK548825
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NDF-RT N0000175930
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NDF-RT N0000000202
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NCI_THESAURUS C1500
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WHO-ATC J01CG02
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WHO-ATC J01DH51
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WHO-VATC QJ01CG02
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Code System Code Type Description
RXCUI
37617
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PRIMARY RxNorm
FDA UNII
SE10G96M8W
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CHEBI
9421
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PRIMARY
NCI_THESAURUS
C62079
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CAS
89786-04-9
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WIKIPEDIA
TAZOBACTAM
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DRUG BANK
DB01606
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LACTMED
Ceftolozane and Tazobactam
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INN
6340
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DAILYMED
SE10G96M8W
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USAN
AA-6
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MERCK INDEX
m10490
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MESH
C043265
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LACTMED
Piperacillin and Tazobactam
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PUBCHEM
123630
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EVMPD
SUB10849MIG
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID8023634
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ChEMBL
CHEMBL404
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NSC
759887
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DRUG CENTRAL
2572
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SMS_ID
100000091983
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RS_ITEM_NUM
1643383
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SOLVATE->ANHYDROUS
BASIS OF STRENGTH->SUBSTANCE
ASSAY (HPLC)
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SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
EXCRETED UNCHANGED
URINE
SALT/SOLVATE -> PARENT
BINDER->LIGAND
The protein binding of either piperacillin or tazobactam is unaffected by the presence of the other compound.
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