Patient's question:
Hello, my husband received 2 bottles of cefotiam in injections on 5/6 and 5/7 due to a fever. I would like to ask about the metabolic time of the medication and whether it will affect our pregnancy plan for this month.Doctor's answer:
Hello, generally, the side effects of cephalosporin drugs are not significant, and they do not have any adverse effects on sperm quality and function. If this medication is administered intravenously, its half-life is relatively short, lasting only a few hours. This means that after a few hours, the blood drug concentration in the body can be reduced by half. Typically, it takes about a week for the drug to be mostly metabolized and eliminated from the body. Therefore, as long as you refrain from sexual intercourse and try to conceive after stopping the medication for about a week, there will be no adverse effects on the fetus.It is recommended to drink more water and urinate more frequently after taking the medication, as this can help accelerate the excretion of drug residues from the urine. I hope my answer is helpful to you. Wishing you good health and happiness. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask me.