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A reaction characterized by flushing, sweating, headache and tachycardia has been reported when alcohol was ingested during and as late as the fifth day after Cefoperazone administration. A similar reaction has been reported with certain other cephalosporins and patients should be cautioned concerning ingestion of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with administration of Cefoperazone + Sulbactam. For patients requiring artificial feeding orally or parenterally, solutions containing ethanol should be avoided.
Hepatic Impairment: In severe hepatic dysfunction, therapeutic concentrations of Cefoperazone are obtained in the bile and only a 2-to 4-fold increase in the half-life is seen. Dose modification may be necessary in case of severe biliary obstruction, severe hepatic disease or in case of renal dysfunction coexistent with either of those conditions.
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