Cefixime

🧮 Dose calculator

Acute otitis media · Regimen source: FDA Cefixime · 2.2FDA Cefixime · 1

• • Treat otitis media with the suspension; do not substitute the tablet or capsule. FDA Cefixime · 2.2

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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 Cefixime · 8.1

  “Risk Summary Available data from published observational studies, case series, and case reports over several decades with cephalosporin use, including cefixime, in pregnant women have not established drug-associated risks of major birth defects, miscarriage, or adverse maternal or fetal outcomes (see Data) .”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Cefixime · 8.2

  “Risk Summary There are no available data on the presence of cefixime in human milk, the effects on the breast-fed infant, or the effects on milk production.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Cefixime · 8.4

  “The safety and effectiveness of cefixime have been established in pediatric patients 6 months of age and older.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Cefixime · 8.5

  “Clinical studies did not include sufficient numbers of subjects aged 65 and older to determine whether they respond differently than younger subjects.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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