Foxitin Caution For Usage

Compatibility and Stability: Vials: Cefoxitin for injection, as supplied in vials and constituted to 1 gram/10 mL with Sterile Water for Injection, Bacteriostatic Water for Injection, (see Preparation of Solution), 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection, or 5 percent Dextrose Injection, maintains satisfactory potency for 6 hours at a temperature not exceeding 25°C or for one week under refrigeration (below 5°C).
These primary solutions may be further diluted in 50 to 1000 mL of the following diluents and maintain potency for an additional 18 hours at room temperature or an additional 48 hours under refrigeration:
0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection;
5 percent or 10 percent Dextrose Injection;
5 percent Dextrose and 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injection;
5 percent Dextrose Injection with 0.2 percent or 0.45 percent Sodium Chloride Injection.
Lactated Ringer's Injection;
5 percent Dextrose in Lactated Ringer's Injection;
5 percent Sodium Bicarbonate Injection;
M/6 sodium lactate solution;
Mannitol 5% and 10%;
After the periods previously mentioned, any unused solutions should be discarded.