DEERFIELD, Ill. / Apr 04, 2023 / Business Wire / Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global leader in sterile medication production and delivery, today announced the U.S. launch of ZOSYN (piperacillin and tazobactam) Injection. Zosyn premix is indicated for the treatment of multiple infections caused by susceptible bacteria and is available in Baxter’s proprietary single-dose Galaxy containers. Please see Indications, Important Risk Information and link to full Prescribing Information below.
“Zosyn premix is an important addition to Baxter’s portfolio of valuable anti-infective medications that help treat some of the most pressing healthcare needs facing patients today,” said Alok Sonig, executive vice president and group president, Pharmaceuticals, at Baxter. “We are thrilled to provide an additional frozen premix option that can help support patient safety and offer added convenience for healthcare providers.”
The use of premixes, or ready-to-use formats of standard doses of commonly prescribed drugs, may offer operational efficiencies for healthcare providers. Compounding a drug for patient use is a multi-step, manual process that requires oversight by pharmacy staff. A ready-to-use product like Zosyn premix can simplify the preparation process and help improve patient safety by reducing the chance of contamination and avoiding potential dosing errors that may occur when medications are compounded.
Baxter will sell Zosyn premix in 2.25 g in 50 mL, 3.375 g in 50 mL, and 4.5 g in 100mL presentations. Like other medications in Baxter’s premix portfolio, Zosyn premix uses Baxter’s proprietary Galaxy container technology. Galaxy is a non-PVC and non-DEHP system that enables premixed medications to have a longer shelf life.
About Baxter Pharmaceuticals
Baxter provides a wide range of valuable medications including difficult-to-manufacture oncology drugs and standard-dose, ready-to-use premixed injectable anti-infectives, analgesics and critical care medications. Baxter has rapidly expanded its pharmaceuticals portfolio through recent acquisitions, strategic partnerships and internal development programs that will help increase access to essential medications and advance pharmacy efficiency and patient care. Baxter is also the first and only company to offer all three of the most commonly used modern inhaled anesthetics for general anesthesia.
About Baxter
Every day, millions of patients, caregivers and healthcare providers rely on Baxter’s leading portfolio of diagnostic, critical care, kidney care, nutrition, hospital and surgical products used across patient homes, hospitals, physician offices and other sites of care. For more than 90 years, we’ve been operating at the critical intersection where innovations that save and sustain lives meet the healthcare providers who make it happen. With products, digital health solutions and therapies available in more than 100 countries, Baxter’s employees worldwide are now building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of transformative healthcare innovations. To learn more, visit www.baxter.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
ZOSYN (piperacillin and tazobactam) Injection
2.25 g/50 mL, 3.375 g/50 mL, 4.5 g/ 100 mL
Indications and Important Risk Information
Indications
Zosyn is a combination of piperacillin, a penicillin-class antibacterial and tazobactam, a beta-lactamase inhibitor, indicated for the treatment of:
To reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of Zosyn and other antibacterial drugs, Zosyn should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria.
Important Risk Information
Contraindications
Zosyn is contraindicated in patients with a history of allergic reactions to any of the penicillins, cephalosporins, or beta-lactamase inhibitors.
Warnings and Precautions
Please click here for accompanying full Prescribing Information for Zosyn.
This release includes forward-looking statements concerning the launch of Zosyn premix and Baxter’s proprietary Galaxy container technology, including potential benefits associated with the use of Zosyn and Galaxy containers. The statements are based on assumptions about many important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: demand for and market acceptance for new and existing products; product development risks; inability to create additional production capacity in a timely manner or the occurrence of other manufacturing or supply difficulties (including as a result of natural disasters, public health crises and epidemics/pandemics, regulatory actions or otherwise); satisfaction of regulatory and other requirements; actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities; product quality, manufacturing or supply, or patient safety issues; changes in law and regulations; and other risks identified in Baxter's most recent filing on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other SEC filings, all of which are available on Baxter's website. Baxter does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
Baxter, Zosyn and Galaxy are registered trademarks of Baxter International Inc. or its subsidiaries.
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