The generic name for Rocephin is is ceftriaxone.
The brand Rocephin has been discontinued in the United States although Rocephin is available by it's generic name of ceftriaxone.
Another brand name for ceftriaxone other than Rocephin is Ceftrisol Plus.
Ceftriaxone is an antibiotic that is injected into the body and is given as an injection in a clinic or hospital.
The antibiotic ceftriaxone (ceftriaxone sodium) which is given by injection, is a cephalosporin antibiotic that is used to treat many kinds of bacterial infections, including severe or life-threatening forms such as meningitis.
Ceftriaxone is also given to patients before certain types of surgery are performed to prevent infections.
The antibiotic drug of Ceftriaxone belongs to the class of medications or drugs known as cephalosporin antibiotics.
Ceftriaxone injection is also commonly used to treat certain infections that are caused by bacteria such as gonorrhea (a sexually transmitted disease), pelvic inflammatory disease (infection of the female reproductive organs that can cause infertility) and meningitis (infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord).
Ceftriaxone is a third-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial and pharmacokinetic characteristics that make it an excellent antibiotic for the treatment of gonococcal infection and chancroid.
After you start taking ceftriaxone it takes around 1 to 3 days for ceftriaxone to work and for you to feel better.
The same is true for most other antibiotics.