UCSF - ceftaroline: standard and severe-infection schedules
- Product / population
- Adults; source-specific institutional guidance. Match route, indication and renal replacement modality.
- Renal measure
- CrCl in mL/min where specified; no equation inferred.
Dosing / renal protocol and limits
Printed bands overlap at 30. Higher-frequency dosing is institutional. Some serious infections with CrCl <50 or IHD may instead use every-12-hour dosing after ID pharmacy review.
| CrCl, mL/min | Source-specific dose / instruction |
|---|---|
| >50 | 600 mg every 12 hours |
| 30-50 | 400 mg every 12 hours |
| 15-30 | 300 mg every 12 hours |
| <15 | 200 mg every 12 hours |
| CrCl, mL/min | Source-specific dose / instruction |
|---|---|
| >50 | 600 mg every 8 hours |
| 30-50 | 400 mg every 8 hours |
| 15-30 | 300 mg every 8 hours |
| <15 | 200 mg every 8 hours |
Dialysis guidance - separate source-specific schedules
| Dialysis setting / indication | Source-specific schedule |
|---|---|
| IHD - first indication group | 200 mg every 12 hours |
| IHD - severe infection | 200 mg every 8 hours |
| Continuous HD - first indication group | 400 mg every 12 hours |
| Continuous HD - severe infection | 600 mg every 12 hours |
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CrCl bands >50 / 30-50 / 15-30 / <15 mL/min correspond to IV doses 600 / 400 / 300 / 200 mg. For skin infection or community-acquired pneumonia with low MRSA risk, give every 12 hours. For severe infection or pneumonia with suspected/documented MRSA, this institutional regimen uses every 8 hours. The source overlaps at 30.
Intermittent HD: 200 mg every 12 hours for the first group or every 8 hours for severe infection. Continuous HD: 400 mg every 12 hours for the first group or 600 mg every 12 hours for severe infection. Some serious infections with CrCl <50 or IHD may use every-12-hour dosing after ID pharmacy review. The higher-frequency strategy is source-specific.