Definition

Noun: * A broad-spectrum antibiotic: Rocephin is the trade name for ceftriaxone, a powerful antibiotic medication belonging to the cephalosporin class. It is administered via injection or intravenous infusion (parenterally) to treat serious bacterial infections.

Usage

Rocephin is used specifically in a medical context to refer to the drug ceftriaxone. It is prescribed by healthcare professionals. * The doctor prescribed Rocephin for the patient's severe pneumonia. * The hospital protocol requires a skin test before administering Rocephin.

Advanced Usage

• "on Rocephin": Receiving a course of treatment with this antibiotic.
  • The patient was placed on Rocephin for a ten-day course to treat the complicated urinary tract infection.

Variants and Related Words

• Ceftriaxone (n): The generic, non-branded name for the antibiotic.
  • Ceftriaxone is often the drug of choice for meningococcal disease.
• Cephalosporin (n): The class of antibiotics to which ceftriaxone/Rocephin belongs.
  • Penicillin-allergic patients may sometimes tolerate cephalosporins like Rocephin.

Synonyms

• Ceftriaxone: The direct generic synonym.
• Broad-spectrum antibiotic: A descriptive term for its category of action.

Notes

• Rocephin is a proper noun (a trademarked brand name) and is typically capitalized.
• It is not used in idioms or phrasal verbs outside of direct medical contexts.

Noun

1. a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract