Ceftazidime/avibactam

Ceftazidime/avibactam, sold under the brand name Avycaz among others, is a combination medication composed of ceftazidime, a cephalosporin antibiotic, and avibactam, a β-lactamase inhibitor.[2] It is used to treat complicated intra abdominal infections, urinary tract infections, and pneumonia.[2][3] It is only recommended when other options are not appropriate.[2] It is given by injection into a vein.[2]

Ceftazidime/avibactam
Combination of
CeftazidimeCephalosporin antibiotic
Avibactamβ-lactamase inhibitor
Clinical data
Trade namesAvycaz, Zavicefta, others[1]
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MedlinePlusa615018
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  • US: B (No risk in non-human studies)
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    administration    		Intravenous infusion
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    Common side effect include nausea, fever, liver problems, headache, trouble sleeping, and pain at the site of injection.[2] Severe side effects may include anaphylaxis, seizures, and Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.[2] While use appears to be safe in pregnancy the medication has not been well studied in this group.[4] Doses should be adjusted in those with kidney problems.[5] Ceftazidime works by interfering with the building of the bacterial cell wall well avibactam works by preventing ceftazidime's breakdown.[2]

    The combination was approved for medical use in the United States and Europe in 2015.[2][3] The combination is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the safest and most effective medicines needed in a health system.[6] In the United States a course of treatment generally costs between US$7,500 to US$15,000 as of 2016.[5] In the United Kingdom this amount costs the NHS about £1,800 to £3,600 as of 2019.[7]

    Medical use

    Ceftazidime/avibactam is used to treat certain multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections.[8]

    Ceftazidime/avibactam is used for the treatment of:

    • complicated intra-abdominal infections. In these cases it is often used in combination with metronidazole, which provides coverage for anaerobic pathogens.[5]
    • complicated urinary tract infections, including acute pyelonephritis, in adults.
    • hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia.[9]

    Bacterial activity

    For many bacterial infections, it offers little or no advantage over ceftazidime monotherapy, due to the widespread expression of resistance mechanisms other than β-lactamase production. These include Haemophilus, Moraxella and Neisseria pathogens, and infections caused by Acinectobacter baumannii.[10]

    The antibacterial spectrum of ceftazidime/avibactam includes nearly all Enterobacteriaceae, including ceftazidime-resistant strains. The activity of ceftazidime/avibactam against the important hospital pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is variable, due to the potential presence of other resistance mechanisms in addition to β-lactamase production. Synergy was observed for avibactam with ceftazidime in the Burkholderia cepacia complex.[11]

    Adverse events

    When used to treat life-threatening infections, ceftazidime/avibactam is more likely than carbapenem antibiotics to cause serious adverse events, including worsening kidney function and gastrointestinal adverse effects.[12]

    Mechanism of action

    Bacterial resistance to cephalosporins is often due to bacterial production of β-lactamase enzymes that deactivate these antibiotics. Avibactam inhibits some (but not all) bacterial ß-lactamases. Also, some bacteria are resistant to cephalosporins by other mechanisms, and therefore avibactam doesn't work. Avibactam is not active against New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1 (NDM-1).[13] Avibactam inhibits Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs), and AmpC-type β-lactamases, which are resistant to the other clinically-available β-lactamases, tazobactam and clavulanic acid.[14]

    Regulatory

    It was granted approval for marketing in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2015.[15] It was granted approval for marketing in Europe by the European Medicines Agency in 2016. During its clinical development, ceftazidime/avibactam was designated as a Qualified Infectious Disease Product under the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now provision of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act.[16][17] Development of ceftazidime/avibactam was fast-tracked by the FDA due to the shortage of drugs for treatment of infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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    7. British national formulary : BNF 76 (76 ed.). Pharmaceutical Press. 2018. pp. X. ISBN 9780857113382.
    8. Lagacé-Wiens P, Walkty A, Karlowsky JA (2014). "Ceftazidime-avibactam: an evidence-based review of its pharmacology and potential use in the treatment of Gram-negative bacterial infections". Core Evid. 9: 13–25. doi:10.2147/CE.S40698. PMC 3908787. PMID 24493994.
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    14. "Clinical Review, NDA 206494, Ceftazidime-avibactam" (PDF). Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 2015-02-18.
    15. "AVYCAZ (ceftazidime-avibactam) approval letter" (PDF). Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 2015-02-25. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
    16. "FDA approves new antibacterial drug Avycaz" (Press release). Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
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