Piperacillin (piperacillin sodium)

Side effects and indications

Whenever possible, frequency information about the side effects was extracted from the labels. Aggregated frequency information for the drug and, if available, placebo is shown. To the right, you can click on shaded boxes to be taken to mentions of the side effect on the label. (In some cases, the side effect cannot be highlighted due to conversion problems.) Information about indications was extracted from the indications and usage sections of the labels.

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Side effect Data for drug Placebo Labels
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Agranulocytosis def x x
Anaemia def x x
Haemolytic anaemia def x x
Candidiasis def x x x
Colitis def x x x x
Convulsion def x
Diarrhoea def x x x x
Dizziness def x x x
Ecchymosis def x x x x
Eosinophilia def x x x
Toxic epidermal necrolysis def x x
Erythema multiforme def x x x
Rash def x x x
Fatigue def x x x
Body temperature increased def x x x
Headache def x x x
Haematoma def x x x x
Haemorrhage def x x x
Hepatitis def x x x x
Hyperbilirubinaemia def x x x x
Hypersensitivity def x x x x
Hypokalaemia def x x
Leukopenia def x x x
Liver disorder def x x x
Muscle relaxation def x x x
Nausea def x x x x
Nephritis def x x x
Nephritis interstitial def x x x
Neutropenia def x x x
Pain def x x x x
Pancytopenia def x x
Pruritus def x x x
Renal failure def x x
Seizures def x x
Shock def x x
Superinfection def x x x
Thrombocytopenia def x x x
Thrombophlebitis def x x x x
Thrombosis def x x x x
Erythema def x x x x
Urticaria def x x
Venous thrombosis def x x x x
Vomiting def x x x x
Deep vein thrombosis def x x x x
Hepatitis cholestatic x x x x
Bleeding time prolonged x
Diarrhoea haemorrhagic x x x x
Necrolysis epidermal x x
Eruption x x x
Induration def x x x x
Anaphylactoid reaction x x x x
Serum potassium decreased x x x
Drug interaction def x x
Local reaction x x x x
Pseudomembranous colitis x x x x
Drug fever x
Indication Labels
Abdominal infection def x x x
Adverse reaction def x x x
Bacteraemia def x x x x
Cellulitis def x x x
Cyst def x x x x
Cystic fibrosis def x x x x
Endometritis def x x x x
Fibrosis def x x x x
Gonorrhoea def x x x
Gynecological infection x
Infection def x x x x
Infection mixed def x x x x
Influenza def x x x x
Lower respiratory tract infection x x x
Parametritis def x x x
Pelvic inflammatory disease def x x x
Pneumonia def x x x x
Respiratory tract infection def x x x
Septicemia def x x x x
Urethritis def x x x x
Urethritis gonococcal x x x
Urinary tract infection def x x x x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia

ATC Code: J01CA12

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. piperacillin sodium / Pipracil : 21 side effects (FDA MedWatch)
  2. PIPERACILLIN (PIPERACILLIN SODIUM) / PIPERACILLIN FOR INJECTION, USP : 43 side effects (Health Canada)
  3. Piperacillin : 53 side effects (FDA XML label)
  4. piperacillin sodium / Pipracil : 54 side effects (FDA MedWatch)