Ceftazidime and Furosemide Interaction
Drug interaction information between Ceftazidime and Furosemide.
Ceftazidime and Furosemide have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.
FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Ceftazidime and Furosemide. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.
How They Interact
Combining these drugs can increase the chance of harming your kidneys.
FDA Label Information
Drug Interactions Nephrotoxicity has been reported following concomitant administration of cephalosporins with aminoglycoside antibacterial drugs or potent diuretics such as furosemide.
Furosemide Also Interacts With
- Dutasteride major
- Dutasteride/Tamsulosin major
- Tamsulosin major
- Cyclosporine moderate
- Lithium moderate
Frequently Asked Questions
What SPL severity band is on file for Ceftazidime + Furosemide?
Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.
Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?
Furosemide has 36 labeled pairs on file vs Ceftazidime's 2. In the minor band specifically: Ceftazidime has 2 (also Ceftazidime/Avibactam); Furosemide has 29 (also Methotrexate, Norepinephrine, Ethacrynic Acid, Indomethacin).
What mechanism field is on file for Ceftazidime and Furosemide?
Combining these drugs can increase the chance of harming your kidneys.
Furosemide carries more major-labeled pairs than Ceftazidime
SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Ceftazidime (Third-Generation Cephalosporin); Furosemide (Loop Diuretic).
Furosemide has 3 major-labeled pairs vs Ceftazidime's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.
0 major · 0 moderate · 2 minor · 2 total
- Other minor peers for Ceftazidime
- Ceftazidime/Avibactam
3 major · 4 moderate · 29 minor · 36 total
- Other minor peers for Furosemide
- Methotrexate
- Norepinephrine
- Ethacrynic Acid
- Indomethacin
Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.