It's okay to give IV calcium and ceftriaxone immediately after one another in most patients

June 2009

It's okay to give IV calcium and ceftriaxone immediately after one another in most patients.

The FDA originally warned NOT to give IV ceftriaxone and calcium solutions within 48 hours of each other for ANY patient.

Several babies died when these drugs were given together...due to precipitation of ceftriaxone and calcium in the lungs and kidneys.

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