STABILITY OF ANTIBIOTICS

CEFTRIAXONE 1G 24 HRS AT 25˚C; 72 HRS AT 2-8˚C

FORGRAM 500MG SINGLE USE ONLY
CEFOXITIN(IN DIST H2O OR 1% LIDOCAINE) 24 HRS AT 25˚C; 7 DAYS AT 2-8˚C
CEFOTAXIME 500MG 12-24 hours at room temperature
and 7-10 days when refrigerated and
for 13 weeks when frozen.
AMPICILLIN VIAL 24 HRS AT 4˚C
VANCOMYCIN VIAL SINGLE USE, DISCARD UNUSED
PORTION

LEVOFLOXACIN IV 72 hours when stored at or below

CEFTAZIDIME 1G VIAL
PIPERACILLIN+TAZOBACTAM VIAL
CEFEPIME+TAZOBACTAM VIAL
DORIPENEM
25°C (77°F) and for 14 days when
stored under refrigeration at 5°C
(41°F) in plastic intravenous
containers
2 hours at room temperature, for 3
days when refrigerated, or for 12
weeks when frozen at -20°C (- 4°F).
24 hours at 20-25°C and for 48 hours
at 2-8°C.
24 hours at 20-25°C and for 48 hours
at 2-8°C.
NORMAL SALINE- ROOM TEMP
12HRS/ REFRIGERATED 72 HRS
D5W- ROOM TEMP 4HRS/
REFRIGERATED 24HRS

CO-AMOXICLAV VIAL  (2 °C to 8 °C) and used within 7 days.

OMEPRAZOLE VIAL 12 hours when dissolved in NaCl 0.9%
solution and for 6 hours in 5%
glucose when reconstituted under
controlled aseptic conditions and
stored below 25°C.

AMPICILLIN+SULBACTAM VIAL DIST H2O- 8HRS AT 25˚C; 48HRS AT 4˚C

NORMAL SALINE- 8HRS AT 25˚C; 48HRS AT

4˚C

D5W- 8HRS AT 25˚C; 48HRS AT 4˚C

CEFOXITIN VIAL
reconstituted solution is stable for 6
hours at room temperature or 7 days
when refrigerated

CEFUROXIME VIAL 2°C-8°C (in a refrigerator) for up to 24

hours.

MEROPENEM VIAL DIST H2O- may be stored for up to 3

hours at up to 25°C (77°F) or for 13
hours at up to 5°C (41°F)