Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Piperacillin
Drug Class
Anti-Infectives
ATC Code
J01CA12
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Tanzo?
Uses
It is used to treat or prevent bacterial infections.
How It Works
IV: Administer by IV infusion over 30 min. Use single-dose vials immediately after reconstitution (discard unused portions after 24 hours at room temperature and 48 hours if refrigerated). Reconstitute with 5 ml of diluent per 1 gm of piperacillin and then further dilute. Compatible diluent include NS, SWFI, dextran 6%, D5W, D5W with potassium chloride 40 mEq, bacteriostatic saline and water.
How to Take It
1
Adult · IV
14000 to 21000 mg — As recommended.
Daily in div.doses
2
Child · Intra Venous
25 to 75 mg/kg — 6 hourly
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Safety Alerts
Hypersensitivity to penicillins, cephalosporins or other beta-lactams
Important Warnings
Renal or hepatic failure, patients with low K+ reserves
High doses may lead to hypernatraemia
Side Effects
GI disturbancesnauseavomitingconstipationdyspepsiaheadachehypotensioninjection-site reactionsinsomniajaundicestomatitis. Rare: eosinophiliahepatitishypoglycaemiahypokalaemiapancytopenia
Drug Interactions
Probenecid
drugs affecting blood Coagulation and/or thrombocyte function
non-depolarising muscle re-laxants
methotrexate.
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Caution advised, avoid
Lactation
Caution advised
Storage
Inj Store Below 40°C. Inj (Reconstituted soln) Store at room temperature or refrigerator. Freezing is recommended. Use within I month(-15c) if freezed, within 1 week if refrigerated and within 24 hrs if kept at room temperature.
Price Intelligence
Rs 480
Servaid observed price · as of 30 July 2026
Prices across sources
ServaidRs 480
DRAPper unitRs 627.84
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