Patient was educated on the side effects of using Rocephin as follows:
- Opportunistic fungal infections
- The friendly normal flora residing in the human body help prevent growth of opportunistic infections.
- Rocephin by destroying the normal flora, tips the balance in favor of opportunistic infections.
- So, long term use of Rocephin carries a risk of opportunistic fungal infections, such as, thrush and yeast infections.
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Long term Rocephin intake can lead to serious problems of the peripheral nerves, thus resulting in altered sensations, such as, pain and numbness, tingling, and burning sensations in the extremities.
- These altered sensations can result in disturbance in the touch, pain, temperature, and pressure sensations in the extremities, contributing towards changes in the vibration and body position sense.
- This can lead to falls and accidents, thus jeopardizing safety.
- Rocephin use can also result in slowing down of conduction of nerve impulses, resulting in muscle weakness.
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Rocephin can precipitate irregular heartbeats, life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in individuals with history of cardiac arrhythmias.
- Individuals with history of chronic disturbance in serum magnesium and potassium ions are also at increased risk for arrhythmias with Rocephin.
- Also, individuals taking Lasix are at increased risk for losing potassium, thus setting the ground for life-threatening arrhythmias, upon taking Rocephin.
