Cefotaxime brands and prices in Pakistan
Follow price changesAlso registered: 9 more brands with prices not in DRAP's list · MYTAX 250 mg · MYTAX 500 mg · MYTAX 1 g · GILAXIM 250 mg · GILAXIM 1 g · N-ZEE 500 mg · ROCETRAX 250 mg · ROCETRAX 500 mg · ROCETRAX 1 g
sodium · ATC J01DD · Anti-infectives · Third-generation cephalosporins
Cefotaxime brands in Pakistan
102 brands of Cefotaxime are registered in Pakistan, from 94 companies, in 317 presentations (strength, form and pack size). The most common are 1 g injection (91 brands), 250 mg injection (91 brands) and 500 mg injection (89 brands). For Cefotaxime 1 g injection, the lowest official price is PKR 104 per vial (Zafixime by Zafa Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd), the middle (median) price is PKR 286 per vial and the highest is PKR 390 per vial (Claforan). Prices are the official maximum retail prices in DRAP records. Brands with the same strength and form contain the same medicine; ask your doctor or pharmacist before you switch brands.
Cefotaxime price in Pakistan by strength and form
| Strength and form | Brands | Lowest price | Median price | Highest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 g injection | 91 | PKR 104 / vialZafixime | PKR 286 / vial | PKR 390 / vialClaforan |
| 250 mg injection | 91 | PKR 44.74 / vialZafixime | PKR 106 / vial | PKR 155 / vialClaforan |
| 500 mg injection | 89 | PKR 64.89 / vialZafixime | PKR 160 / vial | PKR 235 / vialClaforan |
| 2 g injection | 17 | PKR 357 / vialToprox | PKR 465 / vial | PKR 889 / vialClaforan |
| 1 g/Vial injection | 2 | PKR 160 / vialTaxinen | — | PKR 286 / vialTAXIRON |
| 500 mg/Vial injection | 2 | PKR 110 / vialTaxinen | — | PKR 167 / vialTAXIRON |
| 125 mg/vial injection | 1 | PKR 55.50 / vialTAXIRON | — | — |
| 250 mg/vial injection | 1 | PKR 106 / vialTAXIRON | — | — |
About Cefotaxime
Cefotaxime is an antibiotic from the cephalosporin group. WHO describes it as a third-generation cephalosporin. It kills the bacteria that cause an infection. It comes as a powder that a doctor or nurse mixes into a liquid and gives as an injection into a muscle or a vein, or as a drip, usually in hospital.
What it is used for
- Serious bacterial infections
- Meningitis and other infections of the brain and spinal cord
- Blood infections (septicaemia)
- Lung and airway infections, including severe pneumonia
- Infections inside the abdomen (tummy), such as peritonitis
- Serious kidney and urine infections
- Bone and joint infections
- Heart valve infections (endocarditis)
- Skin infections and infections of the female reproductive organs
- Gonorrhoea (a sexually transmitted infection)
- Preventing or treating infection around surgery, including caesarean delivery
What it is not for
- Cefotaxime does not work for colds, flu or other infections caused by viruses.
- WHO places cefotaxime in its 'Watch' group of antibiotics. These are important antibiotics that bacteria are more likely to become resistant to, so they should be used with care.
- Typhoid in Pakistan: US health authorities (CDC) report that the extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid linked to Pakistan, mostly Karachi and Hyderabad, is resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, the group that includes cefotaxime. It may not work for this typhoid, so doctors should choose treatment using test results.
Common side effects
- Pain, soreness, redness or swelling where the injection was given
- Swelling or soreness of the vein after an injection or drip into a vein
- Feeling sick, being sick, stomach pain or diarrhoea, especially at the start
- Headache or dizziness
- Thrush (a yeast infection)
- Painful joints
- Changes in blood tests, such as blood cells or liver tests
Get medical help straight away if
- Get emergency help for signs of a severe allergic reaction: swelling of the face, lips, tongue, throat or eyes, trouble breathing or swallowing, hoarseness, or hives.
- Get urgent help for a serious skin reaction: red target-like patches, blisters, peeling skin, sores in the mouth, eyes or genitals, or a widespread rash with high fever and swollen glands.
- Watery or bloody diarrhoea with stomach cramps or fever. This can happen during treatment or some time after it ends. Do not take anti-diarrhoea medicines such as loperamide without asking a doctor.
- Fits (seizures), passing out, abnormal movements or confusion, mainly in people with kidney problems.
- An irregular heartbeat or a painful, swollen vein after an injection into a vein.
- Yellow skin or eyes (jaundice).
- Signs of blood problems: unusual bruising or bleeding, sore throat, mouth ulcers, or tiredness and pale skin.
- Fever, sore throat, chills or other signs of infection coming back.
Who should not take it, or should take care
- It must not be given to people allergic to cefotaxime or any other cephalosporin antibiotic.
- It must not be given to people who have had a severe allergic reaction to penicillin or another beta-lactam antibiotic. Not everyone allergic to penicillin is allergic to cefotaxime, so tell your doctor about any antibiotic allergy.
- It must not be given to anyone who has ever had a severe skin rash, peeling, blistering or mouth sores after cefotaxime or another cephalosporin.
- If it is injected into a muscle, it may be mixed with lidocaine (a local anaesthetic). This mixture is not used in babies and young children, people allergic to lidocaine, or people with heart block (without a pacemaker) or heart failure.
- Tell your doctor if you have kidney problems. You will be checked closely and may need a lower dose.
- Tell your doctor if you are on a low-salt (low-sodium) diet, as the medicine contains sodium.
- Tell your doctor if you have had colitis or other bowel disease, diabetes, cancer, heart failure, or recent surgery or injury.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding: tell your doctor before treatment if you are pregnant, might be pregnant or are breastfeeding.
Medicines and drinks that can interact
- Aminoglycoside antibiotics such as gentamicin, streptomycin or neomycin: your kidneys will be checked more closely
- Some penicillin antibiotics, such as azlocillin and mezlocillin
- Strong water tablets (diuretics) such as furosemide
- Probenecid (a gout medicine)
- Anti-inflammatory painkillers (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen: ask a doctor before taking them
- Hormonal birth control may work less well, according to US information (MedlinePlus). Use another method of contraception and ask your doctor.
- Some urine sugar tests can give a false positive result. If you have diabetes, ask which test to use.
- Tell the staff before any blood transfusion or lab test that you are having cefotaxime.
- Tell your doctor about all medicines, vitamins and herbal products you take.
Always tell your doctor and pharmacist about every medicine, supplement and herbal product you take.
Using it safely
- It should only be given when a doctor prescribes it. Complete the course exactly as your doctor directs, even if you feel better, so the infection does not come back and bacteria do not become resistant.
- Tell your doctor if you do not start to feel better, or you feel worse.
- If treatment goes on for a longer time, you may need blood tests to check your blood counts. Keep all appointments and tests.
- It can make you dizzy. Do not drive or use machines if you feel dizzy.
- If you are given cefotaxime to use at home, a health professional will show you how. Store it as they explain, in its box to protect it from light, and out of the reach of children.
- Never use the solution if it is cloudy or has particles in it. Do not throw medicines in household waste or down the drain; return them to a pharmacy.
Common questions
Is cefotaxime safe if I am allergic to penicillin?
Not always. It must not be used if you have had a severe allergic reaction to penicillin or a similar antibiotic. Some people with a mild penicillin allergy can have it, so always tell your doctor about any antibiotic allergy.
Why is cefotaxime given as an injection?
It comes as a powder that is mixed into a liquid and given into a muscle or a vein. It is mostly used for serious infections, usually in hospital, and sometimes at home after training.
Can cefotaxime affect my contraceptive pill?
US information (MedlinePlus) says it may make hormonal birth control work less well, so use another method as well and ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice.
Does cefotaxime work for typhoid in Pakistan?
Not for the XDR typhoid strain. CDC reports that this strain, linked to Pakistan, is resistant to third-generation cephalosporins, the group cefotaxime belongs to. Doctors should choose treatment based on a blood culture test where possible.
Sources (5)
- emc (electronic medicines compendium, UK). Cefotaxime 500mg, 1g Powder for solution for injection or infusion PL 29831/0030 - Patient Information Leaflet (PIL) - (emc) | 1508 (2024).
- HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority, Ireland). Package leaflet: Information for the user - Cefotaxime 500mg, 1g and 2g powder for solution for injection or infusion (2017).
- MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine). Cefotaxime Injection: MedlinePlus Drug Information (2026).
- WHO. eEML - Electronic Essential Medicines List (Cefotaxime).
- CDC (US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Salmonella Typhi Infections Among Travelers to or from Pakistan — United States, 2016–2018 (2019).
Prepared from the sources listed by the MedInfoBase team. General information, not medical advice: it gives no doses. Your doctor or pharmacist decides the medicine and dose for you.
Our condition guides that mention Cefotaxime
From our condition guides, written from WHO, NICE and other opened sources. Your doctor decides if Cefotaxime is right for you and the dose.
- Pneumonia: used with a macrolide or doxycycline for adults with other illnesses, and given into a vein in hospital for more severe pneumonia
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Available brands
One brand is shown once per manufacturer; strengths, forms, packs and DRAP registrations remain visible as separate presentations.Official price changes for Cefotaxime
67 official price changes across 317 tracked presentations (records from 1 Jul 2024); median change +4.9%; largest +4.9% (Amzax 250 mg)
Each bar shows how many packs had an official DRAP price change in that month (amber: increase, teal: decrease). The figure above a bar is the median change. Hover or tap a bar for detail; the table below lists the largest changes.
| Brand | Pack | Effective | Old to new | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amzax 250 mg | 1's | 17 Aug 2026 | PKR 100.49 to 105.46 | +4.9% |
| ADOXIME cefotaxamine 250 mg | 1x1 | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 100.49 to 105.46 | +4.9% |
| Trag 250 mg | 1's | 17 Aug 2026 | PKR 100.50 to 105.47 | +4.9% |
| Fastimax 500 mg | Vial | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 162.58 to 170.62 | +4.9% |
| Sefotex 250 mg | 1's | 28 Sep 2026 | PKR 102.56 to 107.63 | +4.9% |
| Trogzefin 1 g | 1's | 25 Sep 2026 | PKR 239.34 to 251.17 | +4.9% |
| Sefotex 500 mg | 1's | 25 Sep 2026 | PKR 154.58 to 162.22 | +4.9% |
| Genexime 500 mg | Vial | 20 Aug 2026 | PKR 167.14 to 175.40 | +4.9% |
| Sefox 500 mg | 1's | 17 Aug 2026 | PKR 159.25 to 167.12 | +4.9% |
| Fetaxime 500 mg | 1’s | 28 Sep 2026 | PKR 159.25 to 167.12 | +4.9% |
Showing the 10 largest of 67 changes. Every change is also on its brand page.
All 102 Cefotaxime brands in Pakistan
- ADOXIME cefotaxamine Adamjee Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Algixim Epharm Laboratories · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Amzax AMROS PHARMACEUTICALS · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Arataxime ARP (PVT) Limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Axetax Axis Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 500 mg injection
- Baxim Nabiqasim Industries (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- BIOXIM MEDICAIDS PAKISTAN PVT LTD · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- CafoSul Glitz Pharma · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Cefax Mass Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection
- Cefomerc Martin Dow Marker Limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- CEFON TABROS PHARMA (PVT). LTD · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Ceforains Searle IV Solutions (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Cefotax Bosch Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Cefotec Cunningham Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Cefowin Winthrox Laboratories Pvt. Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- CEFOXIM Geofman Pharmaceuticals · 1 g injection, 500 mg injection
- Ceftisav Medisave Pharmaceuticals · 1000 mg injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- CEFTORINGE CCL Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Cephronate PDH Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Claforan Hoechst Pakistan Limited · 0.5 g injection, 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection
- CLAFORT CUREXA HEALTH (PVT.) LIMITED · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Clavox Macter International Limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Cliver Shaigan Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 1000 mg injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Cyox Raazee Therapeutics (Pvt Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Daytaxime HIGH-Q Pharmaceuticals · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Eaxiron English Pharmaceutical Industries · 0.25 g injection, 0.5 g injection, 1 g injection
- Ecozone CRYSTOLITE PHARMACEUTICALS · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- EvoTaxime PHARMEVO (PVT) LTD · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Exef Indus Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd · 250 mg injection
- Fastimax S.J & G. Fazul Ellahie (pvt) limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Fetaxime Friends Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Fotax Lucky Core Industries Limited · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- FOTAXIME Maxitech Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Foxime Hamaz Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Furitax Standpharm Pakistan Pvt Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Genexime Biogen Pharma · 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Getex Amarant Pharmaceuticals Private Limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Haritax Harrison Pharmaceuticals · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Hitaxime Helix Pharma (Pvt)., Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Imo-Taxime Glitz Pharma · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- INTEK INVENTOR PHARMA PVT LTD · 1 G injection, 250 MG injection, 500 MG injection
- Jaytaxime HIGH-Q Pharmaceuticals · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Markxim Medimarker's Laboratories · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection
- Medfotax Welmed Pharmaceutical Industries (Pvt) Ltd · 1000 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Mediforan Mediate Pharmaceutical Pvt Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Miltocef Martin Dow Limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Mizec MTI MEDICAL (PVT.) LTD · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Naftoxime Nicholas Pharmaceuticals · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Nawotax Nawan Laboratories Pvt Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Nefotax Newton Health Care Pvt Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Nestox Vision Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- New-Fort Martin Dow Limited · 250 mg injection
- New-Fort Nexus Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection
- Nitaxim Nexus Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Oceclaf SAFE PHARMACEUTICAL (PVT) LTD · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Olson McOlson Research Laboratories Pvt. Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Onexin- 1000Injection Akson Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 1000 mg injection
- Onexin- 250Injection Akson Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 250 mg injection
- Onexin- 500Injection Akson Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 500 mg injection
- Otaks M/s Daneen Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Ovicef Arreta Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Palfotax Palpex Pharmaceuticals pvt ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Pcef Pearl Pharmaceuticals · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Pert TRISON RESEARCH LABORATORIES PRIVATE LIMITED · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Potax Ali Industries · 0.5 g injection, 1 g injection, 250 mg injection
- Pure-XIM NovaMed Pharmaceuticals(Pvt.)Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Ramos Saffron Pharmaceuticals · 1 G injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Rasco Pharmafin RASCO PHARMA · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- REFTOX Reign Pharmaceuticals PCSIR - KLC (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Sefoban Himont Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd · 0.25 g injection, 0.5 g injection, 1.0 g injection
- Sefotex Advanced Pharmaceuticals · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Sefox Semos Pharmaceuticals PVT LTD · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- sentexim M/s. Genix Pharma (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Setex Lahore Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Pvt. Ltd · 250 mg injection
- Sotaxim Pharmasol (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Sotay Sigma Pharma International (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Sporonil Global Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Suresef Medisure Laboratories Pakistan Pvt Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Surgitec Surge Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Swiftax Wilshire Laboratories (Private) Limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Taxcef Evolution Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Taximecit Citi pharma ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Taxinen Nahal Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g/Vial injection, 500 mg/Vial injection
- TAXIRON Pharmedic Laboratories (Pvt.) Ltd Lahore · 1000 mg/vial injection, 125 mg/vial injection, 250 mg/vial injection, 500 mg/vial injection
- Taxomic LINZ PHARMACEUTICALS (PVT) LTD · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Taxonec Well & Well Pharma Pvt.Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Tefotaxime Seraph Pharmaceutical · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Tekrix Regal Pharmaceuticals · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Tokom Neutro Pharma (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Toprox Regal Pharmaceuticals · 2 g injection
- Trag Focus & Rulz Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Traxim Bio-Labs(Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Trigoren Dry Trigon Pharmaceuticals (Private) Ltd · 500 mg injection
- Trigoren Dry Powder Trigon Pharmaceuticals (Private) Ltd · 1.0 g injection, 250 mg injection
- Trogzefin Himedic Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Tufzone Pulse Pharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Wintax Barrett Hodgson Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Xemeg Dry Powder Mega Pharmaceuticals limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection
- Ximatof Getz Pharma (Pvt) Limited · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- YORKER Healthtek Pvt. Ltd · 1 g injection, 2 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Zafixime Zafa Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 250 mg injection, 500 mg injection
- Zefokam JSK Medica (pvt) Ltd · 1 g injection, 500 mg injection
Cefotaxime in Pakistan: common questions
How many Cefotaxime brands are available in Pakistan?
102 brands of Cefotaxime are registered in Pakistan, made or imported by 94 companies.
What is the price of Cefotaxime 1 g injection in Pakistan?
The lowest official price is PKR 104 per vial (Zafixime by Zafa Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd), the middle (median) price is PKR 286 per vial and the highest is PKR 390 per vial (Claforan). These prices are for 91 brands with an official price. The cheapest pack is Zafixime 50's at PKR 5,220.
What is the price of Cefotaxime 250 mg injection in Pakistan?
The lowest official price is PKR 44.74 per vial (Zafixime by Zafa Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd), the middle (median) price is PKR 106 per vial and the highest is PKR 155 per vial (Claforan). These prices are for 91 brands with an official price. The cheapest pack is Zafixime 50's at PKR 2,237.
What is the price of Cefotaxime 500 mg injection in Pakistan?
The lowest official price is PKR 64.89 per vial (Zafixime by Zafa Pharmaceutical Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd), the middle (median) price is PKR 160 per vial and the highest is PKR 235 per vial (Claforan). These prices are for 89 brands with an official price. The cheapest pack is Zafixime 50's at PKR 3,244.
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