CEFTRIAXONE RELATED ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS IN CHILDREN IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, KOLKATA, WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, which has broad-spectrum activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It is a frequently used antibiotic in children worldwide. Studies revealed a number of adverse reactions related to this third generation antibiotic. A survey was done where data related with adverse drug reactions (ADRs) were collected for three months from the Department of Pediatrics of a tertiary care hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India and then evaluated. In the study, fifteen ADRs were detected. Ceftriaxone itself or its combinations correlated with more than thirty three percent (33.4%) adverse reaction cases in this study. Most common adverse drug reactions in the present study population were different types of rashes like urticaria and maculopapular eruptions.