Cefotaxime Sodium 500 mg injection
What is Cefotaxime Sodium used for?
Cefotaxime is used in the treatment of bacterial infections. It is an antibiotic and kills bacteria by preventing them from forming the bacterial protective covering (cell wall) which is needed for them to survive.
From the medicine catalogue, not written by us. It describes the molecule in general, not your situation — what you were prescribed it for is on your prescription.
What it costs
| Source | Pack | Price | Per injection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Aushadhi Government generic | Vial & Wfi | ₹11.25 | |
| NPPA ceiling Legal maximum | 1 Vial | ₹24.96 | ₹24.96 |
MRP is subject to change. These prices come from a dated snapshot — always check the price printed on the pack.
No single branded MRP is shown because this page covers the composition rather than one brand — branded prices vary by manufacturer and pack.
How much of it to take
This catalogue does not carry dosing information. How much to take, and how often, depends on you — your age, weight, kidney function and the other medicines you are on — so it comes from your prescription or your doctor, not from here.
Before you switch to a cheaper version
These products have the same composition, strength and dose form. Prices vary by brand and pharmacy — confirm cost and suitability with your doctor or pharmacist before switching.
Two cautions worth carrying into that conversation. A modified-release product (marked SR, XR, CR or ER) is not interchangeable with a plain one of the same strength. And for a small group of medicines with a narrow safe range — warfarin, thyroxine, phenytoin, lithium, some immunosuppressants — staying on one brand is the safer default, and any change should be monitored.
Other products with the same composition (54 in the catalogue)
Listed alphabetically, with products sold under the molecule name first — those are typically the cheapest on the shelf.
| Product | Maker | MRP |
|---|---|---|
| Cefotax (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectiongeneric-named | Abbott Healthcare Private Limited | ₹13.75 |
| Efotax (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injectiongeneric-named | Reliance Formulation Private Limited | ₹32.85 |
| Antax (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Shrinivas Gujarat Laboratories Private Limited | ₹20.14 |
| Avicef (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Admac Pharma Limited | — |
| Bestax (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Biological E. Limited | ₹19.61 |
| Bestax injection (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Biological E. Limited | — |
| Biotax (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Biochem Pharmaceutical Industries Limited | ₹24.34 |
| C Tax (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Zuventus Healthcare Limited | ₹20.65 |
| C-Tax injection (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Zuventus Healthcare Limited | — |
| Cefaden inj (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Eden Health Care Private Limited | — |
| Cefaxil (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Leben Laboratories Private Limited | — |
| Cefentral (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Lupin Limited | — |
| Ceflin (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Limited | — |
| Ceflin injection (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Lincoln Pharmaceuticals Limited | — |
| Cefokil injection (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Global Medisciences Limited | — |
| Cefotim injection (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Zydus Healthcare Limited | — |
| Ceftex injection (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Prem Pharmaceuticals Private Limited | — |
| Desatax injection (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Shreya Life Sciences Private Limited | — |
| Edicef (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Scott Edil Pharmacia Limited | ₹17.12 |
| Evacef (cefotaxime sodium) 500 mg/1 vial powder for solution for injection | Neon Laboratories Limited | ₹16.87 |
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Where to buy the generic
Jan Aushadhi Kendras are government-run stores selling the same molecules under their generic names. There are several thousand across India; the prices above are the PMBI list price. Any pharmacy can also dispense a generic if you ask for the composition rather than the brand.
General information, not medical advice. Prices are from a dated snapshot and change — the pack is the authority. Always talk to a qualified doctor or pharmacist about your own medicines.
Medicine data: Common Drug Codes for India (NRCeS, C-DAC Pune), CC BY 4.0, containing SNOMED CT content. Price information sourced from the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), Government of India, and NPPA ceiling-price notifications. medicalfile.in is not affiliated with or endorsed by PMBI or the Government of India.