Drugs / Ceftazidime
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Ceftazidime

also known as Ceftazidime sodium · Fortam · Fortum

Small molecule

Developed for
acute pyelonephritis · cystic fibrosis · infectious disease · urinary tract infection · infectious disease with sepsis · infectious peritonitis · neutropenia · pneumonia
+20 more · primary bacterial infectious disease · Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectious disease · bacterial meningitis caused by gram-negative bacteria · bacterial pneumonia · bacterial urinary tract infection · chronic bronchitis · gram-negative bacterial infections · lung disorder · nosocomial infection · pancreatitis · peritonitis · respiratory tract infectious disorder · appendicitis · bacterial infectious disease · bronchiectasis · escherichia coli infection · melioidosis · pneumonia caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa infection · skin disease caused by bacterial infection · staphylococcal infection
Investigated by
Pfizer · Forest Laboratories · Albert Schweitzer Hospital · Allergan · Association Nationale pour les Traitements A Domicile, les Innovations et la Recherche · Baxter Healthcare Corporation
+36 more · Beijing Tiantan Hospital · Belgische Vereniging voor Strijd tegen Mucoviscidose · Chinese University of Hong Kong · Chulalongkorn University · Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Daniel Lovrić · Direction Générale de l'Offre de Soins · Erasmus Medical Center · GIRCI Auvergne Rhone-Alpes · Gadjah Mada University · GlaxoSmithKline · Ivan Šitum, MD · King Baudouin Foundation · Maasstad Hospital · Massachusetts General Hospital · Mirna Momčilović · Murdoch Childrens Research Institute · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · National Taiwan University Hospital · PRA Health Sciences · Peking University First Hospital · QPS Holdings LLC · Reims University Hospital · Roche Pharma AG · Seattle Children's Hospital · Simbec Research · Spero Therapeutics · UHC Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia · University Ghent · University Hospital Rijeka · University Hospital of Saint-Etienne · University Hospital, Bordeaux · University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand · Vaincre la Mucoviscidose · Xiangbei Welman Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd · Zealand University Hospital

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 3 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed urinary tract infection 1 milestone
Filed US (FDA) AVYCAZ urinary tract infection 2018-11-20

“has accepted for review the company's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for AVYCAZ® (ceftazidime and avibactam)” abbvie.com ↗

Approved Indication not stated 2 milestones
Approved EU (EMA) Zavicefta — 2016-06-23 europa.eu ↗
Approved US (FDA) FORTAZ — 1985-07-19 fda.gov ↗

Trials 41

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 17 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 1 NCT03376529 Nov → Dec 2017 — Spero Therapeutics Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01920399 Oct → Nov 2013 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01789528 Aug 2013 → Mar 2014 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01893346 Jul 2013 → Oct 2014 infectious disease Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01534247 Feb → Jul 2012 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01395420 Aug 2011 → Jul 2012 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01290900 Feb → May 2011 — Pfizer Completed Met primary
Phase 28 trials
Phase 2 NCT07842198 Mar 2027 → Dec 2029 expected large B-cell lymphoma, plasma cell myeloma Zealand University Hospital Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06406114 May 2025 → Jul 2028 expected anaphylaxis, drug allergy, drug pseudoallergy Massachusetts General Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04126031 Jan 2020 → Dec 2022 gram-negative bacterial infections Pfizer Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 2 NCT02497781 Sep 2015 → Sep 2017 urinary tract infection Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01601093 Nov 2011 → Aug 2022 respiratory tract infectious disorder, urinary tract infection Xiangbei Welman Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00752219 Mar → Nov 2009 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00690378 Nov 2008 → Jun 2010 bacterial urinary tract infection Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT00752882 ? → Jun 2009 bacterial meningitis caused by gram-negative bacteria University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 38 trials · 5 met primary
Phase 3 NCT04927312 Oct 2021 → Sep 2022 — Pfizer Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01808092 Apr 2013 → Jan 2016 — Pfizer Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01726023 Jan 2013 → Mar 2015 — Pfizer Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01644643 Jan 2013 → Sep 2014 urinary tract infection Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01599806 Oct 2012 → Aug 2014 acute pyelonephritis Pfizer Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01595438 Oct 2012 → Aug 2014 acute pyelonephritis Pfizer Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT01499290 Mar 2012 → Apr 2014 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02837835 Mar 2005 → Feb 2008 pneumonia Reims University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 412 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 4 NCT07311343 Jan → Dec 2026 expected hemorrhagic disease, pneumonia Beijing Tiantan Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT07016165 Jun → Nov 2025 overdue acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, neutropenia Gadjah Mada University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06811727 May 2025 → May 2027 expected primary bacterial infectious disease Ivan Šitum, MD Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06766461 Jan 2025 → Dec 2026 expected infectious disease with sepsis Erasmus Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04948463 Nov 2021 → Dec 2025 neutropenia Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04882085 Aug 2021 → Aug 2023 acute pyelonephritis, bacterial pneumonia, infectious peritonitis Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04774094 May 2021 → May 2023 nosocomial infection Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02593201 Feb 2016 → Dec 2018 — Chinese University of Hong Kong Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01784445 Jun 2013 → Sep 2014 pancreatitis University Hospital Rijeka Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00360607 Jul 2004 → Apr 2005 infectious disease Pfizer Completed Met primary
Phase not applicable6 trials
— NCT07085624 Oct → Nov 2026 expected Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectious disease, infectious disease with sepsis, primary bacterial infectious disease University Hospital of Saint-Etienne Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
— NCT02840136 Feb 2016 → Sep 2017 cystic fibrosis University Ghent Terminated No outcome recorded
— NCT01785641 Dec 2012 → Dec 2013 peritonitis Chulalongkorn University Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT02787057 Nov 2012 → Apr 2016 infectious peritonitis Peking University First Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01344512 Jun 2011 → Sep 2014 — University Hospital, Bordeaux Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00153634 Mar 2004 → Nov 2007 chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis Seattle Children's Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy33 trials
Phase 0 NCT06967376 Comparator May 2018 → Nov 2021 keratitis Research Institute of Ophthalmology, Egypt Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT02099240 Comparator Mar 2014 → Nov 2018 osteomyelitis University of Louisville Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 1 NCT01430910 Comparator Sep 2011 → Oct 2012 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01291602 Background Feb → Apr 2011 — Pfizer Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00823238 Comparator Jul 2004 → May 2008 cystic fibrosis University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Completed No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 4

DateIssuerRelease
2019-03-18 AbbVie Regulatory Allergan Announces FDA Approval of AVYCAZ® (ceftazidime and avibactam) for Pediatric Patients abbvie.com ↗
This is the first FDA approval of a pediatric indication for cUTI and cIAI in more than a decade.
2018-11-20 AbbVie Regulatory Allergan Announces FDA Acceptance of Supplemental New Drug Application for AVYCAZ® (ceftazidime and avibactam) abbvie.com ↗
2018-02-01 AbbVie Regulatory FDA Approves AVYCAZ® (ceftazidime and avibactam) for the Treatment of Patients with Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia and Ventilator-Associated Bacterial Pneumonia abbvie.com ↗
2017-04-24 Pfizer Results Pivotal Phase III Study Underscores Efficacy Of Zavicefta™ (ceftazidime-avibactam) For Treatment Of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, A Leading Cause Of Mortality In Hospitals pfizer.com ↗
In addition, patients treated with Zavicefta and Meropenem experienced comparable rates of tolerability consistent with the known profile of ceftazidime alone.

Evidence & citations 6 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 74 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Ceftazidime “Beta lactam antibiotics for non-ESBL E. coli infections include preferred ceftriaxone or alternative cephalosporins (cefepime, ceftazidime), penicillins...” NCT07318584 ↗
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“The beta-lactam antibiotics with activity against gram-negative bacilli in this study included piperacillin-tazobactam, ticarcillin-clavulanate, imipenem-cilastin, meropenem,...” NCT04879030 ↗

“Some commonly used antibiotics for the treatment of PD peritonitis with their suggested concentrations in the antibiotic-lock are quoted as below: Cefazolin 10mg/mL...” NCT05971537 ↗

“Initial antimicrobial therapy for both groups consisted of fortified vancomycin eye drops 50 mg/ml, fortified ceftazidime eye drops 50 mg/ml hourly, and the antifungal agent...” NCT06967376 ↗

“Patients received a single 2-h intravenous infusion of ceftazidime-avibactam (cohort 1, 2,000 to 500 mg; cohort 2, 2,000 to 500 mg [≥40 kg] or 50 to 12.5 mg/kg [<40 kg];...” PMID 27503642 ↗ Sep 2016

“Drug stop within 24 hours after randomization:Piperacillin-tazobactam, amikacin, meropenem, cefepime, ceftazidime, vancomycin, teicoplanin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacine and...” NCT07590648 ↗

“Ceftazidime-avibactam combines the established anti-pseudomonal cephalosporin, ceftazidime, with the novel non-β-lactam β-lactamase inhibitor, avibactam.” PMID 32602065 ↗ Aug 2020

“Ceftazidime-Avibactam powder for concentrate for solution for infusion 2.0 g/ 0.5 g. Dosage will be adjusted based on renal function after enrollment.” NCT04927312 ↗

“standard to double dosing of beta-lactam antibiotics (cefuroxime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, amoxicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid,” PMID 40119275 ↗ Mar 2025

“immediate intensive oral hygiene treatment (chlorhexidine 20 ml, three times a day) combined with antibiotics (ceftazidime 1 g, every 8 hours)” NCT07311343 ↗

“Cohort 1: CAZ-AVI (2000 mg ceftazidime and 500 mg avibactam) by intravenous infusion given over 2 hours, every 8 hours” NCT01789528 ↗

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Known as Ceftazidime sodium “Intravenous Ceftazidime sodium (50mg/kg/dose every 12 hours) was administered for 3 days.” NCT03754387 ↗
Known as Fortam “Ceftazidime (Fortam®), or ceftazidime-avibactam (Zavicefta®), is a standard antibiotic commonly used for this purpose” NCT07063095 ↗
Known as Fortum “Fortum (Ceftazidime for injection USP) Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals Limited” NCT00360607 ↗
Modality Small molecule “Ceftazidime is a third generation cephalosporins” NCT00173901 ↗
Route Intravenous “ceftazidime 2 g every 8 hours as a 120-minute intravenous infusion” NCT00210964 ↗