NUZYRA - adult indication-specific loading and renal guidance
- Product / population
- Adults; named product and route only. Selected dosing and renal summary, not the full prescribing information.
- Renal measure
- No renal-function dose bands specified for this summary.
Dosing / renal protocol and limits
Adults: IV loading for CABP or ABSSSI is 200 mg over 60 minutes on day 1, or 100 mg over 30 minutes twice on day 1. Maintenance is 100 mg IV over 30 minutes daily or 300 mg orally daily, for 7-14 days.
Oral-only loading differs: CABP uses 300 mg twice on day 1; ABSSSI uses 450 mg daily on days 1 and 2. Do not exchange these loading schedules.
No adjustment is required for renal impairment, including hemodialysis, or hepatic impairment.
For oral doses, fast at least 4 hours beforehand; afterward avoid food/drinks except water for 2 hours, and dairy, antacids and multivitamins for 4 hours.
Source: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=51591524-4703-44c6-8bde-dce3e6a463d1