Cefadroxil

🧮 Dose calculator

Urinary tract infection · Regimen source: FDA Cefadroxil susp · Dosage and Administration

• • Once or in two doses. Other UTIs: 2 g/day in two doses. FDA Cefadroxil susp · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Cefadroxil susp · Precautions/Warnings – Pregnancy

  “Category B Reproduction studies have been performed in mice and rats at doses up to 11 times the human dose and have revealed no evidence of impaired fertility or harm to the fetus due to cefadroxil monohydrate.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Cefadroxil susp · Nursing Mothers

  “Caution should be exercised when cefadroxil monohydrate is administered to a nursing mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Cefadroxil susp · Pediatric Use

  “(See DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION ).”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Cefadroxil susp · Geriatric Use

  “Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.