It's okay to give IV calcium and ceftriaxone immediately after one another in most patients
It's okay to give IV calcium and ceftriaxone immediately after one another in most patients.
Health Canada originally warned NOT to give IV ceftriaxone and calcium solutions within 2 to 5 days of each other.
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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