Medicine guide

Cefazolin

1 g/50mL · Injection, Solution

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

Medicine groupAntibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body

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From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Cefazolin). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Cefazolin is a bactericidal agent that acts by inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis.

Half-life1.8 h

Mostly cleared after≈ 9 hfive half-lives — our arithmetic

How it leaves the body

Cefazolin for Injection is excreted unchanged in the urine.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2026-05-14

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (Cefazolin). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Must not be used by

Cefazolin for Injection IS CONTRAINDICATED IN PATIENTS WITH KNOWN ALLERGY TO THE CEPHALOSPORIN GROUP OF ANTIBIOTICS.

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Made by	Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Active substance	Cefazolin Sodium
Used in	Antibiotics, antivirals and antifungals taken into the body
Strength	1 g/50mL
Form	Injection, Solution
Route	Intravenous
Packs	24 BAG in 1 CARTON / 50 mL in 1 BAG
NDC	0338-3503

Source: NDC Directory · 2026-09-13 · not reviewed by a clinician

Source: US Food and Drug Administration, NDC Directory. Reuse terms: US government work (FDA).

39 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Injection, Powder, for Solution31 products
- 1 g10
  1 g · 10 companies
  +2 more
- 2 g4
  2 g · 4 companies
- 3 g3
  3 g · 3 companies
- 10 g5
  10 g · 5 companies
- 20 g
- 225 mg/mL2
  225 mg/mL · 2 companies
  - Henry Schein Inc.
  - Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.
- 330 mg/mL4
  330 mg/mL · 4 companies
- 500 mg2
  500 mg · 2 companies
  - Sandoz Inc
  - WG Critical Care, LLC
Injection, Solution3 products
- 1 g/50mL
- 2 g/100mL
- 3 g/150mL
Powder, for Solution3 products
Injection, Powder, Lyophilized, for Solution2 products
- 100 g
- 300 g

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.