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Nebulized forms of aztreonam are used to treat infections that are complications of cystic fibrosis and are approved for such use in the EU and the US; they are also used off-label for non-CF bronchiectasis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mycobacterial disease, and to treat infections in people who have received lung transplants.
Aztreonam/avibactam, sold under the brand name Emblaveo (by Pfizer), is a combination of aztreonam, a β-lactam antibiotic, and avibactam, a β-Lactamase inhibitor, ...
Pulmonary drug delivery is mainly utilized for topical applications in the lungs, such as the use of inhaled beta-agonists, corticosteroids and anticholinergic agents for the treatment of asthma and COPD, the use of inhaled mucolytics and antibiotics for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CT) and respiratory viral infections, [1] and the use of inhaled prostacyclin analogs for the treatment of ...
A dry-powder inhaler (DPI) is a device that delivers medication to the lungs in the form of a dry powder. DPIs are commonly used to treat respiratory diseases such as asthma , bronchitis , emphysema and COPD although DPIs (such as inhalable insulin ) have also been used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus .
Nicotine inhalers also exist as non-MDIs; for example, the format for the Nicorette Inhalator is an "inhalation vapour solution." Dry powder inhalers involve micronized powder, often packaged in single-dose quantities in blisters or gel capsules containing the powdered medication to be drawn into the lungs by the user's breath. These systems ...
Ceftazidime/avibactam is used to treat certain multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections. [10]Ceftazidime/avibactam is used for the treatment of: complicated intra-abdominal infections.
Ertapenem, sold under the brand name Invanz, is a carbapenem antibiotic medication used for the treatment of infections of the abdomen, the lungs, the upper part of the female reproductive system, and the diabetic foot.
Ceftazidime, sold under the brand name Fortaz among others, is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. [1] [5] Specifically it is used for joint infections, meningitis, pneumonia, sepsis, urinary tract infections, malignant otitis externa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, and vibrio infection. [1]