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- weight
- patient's health
- the health of the patient's liver
- medicines recommended by the doctor
- any other medicines being used
Cefpodoxime Proxetil Dosage
Adult (children and adults aged 12 years and older)
- Recommended: 100 mg every 12 hours for 5 to 10 days for tablets and granules for oral suspension (200 mg daily)
Children (2 months to 12 years)
- Recommended: 5 mg/kg/dose (2.3 mg/lb/dose) every 12 hours for 5 to 10 days (granules for oral suspension)
- Maximum: 100 mg/dose
Children (infants and children aged 1 month - 11 years and body weight 5 kg (11.02lb))
- Recommended: 20 mg/2.5 ml (half teaspoon) twice daily of 40 mg/5 ml granules for oral suspension
Children (infants and children aged 1 month - 11 years and body weight 10 kg (22.04lb))
- Recommended: 40 mg/5 ml (full teaspoon) twice daily of 40 mg/5 ml granules for suspension
Children (infants and children aged 1 month - 11 years and body weight 15 kg (33.1 lb))
- Recommended: 60 mg/7.5 ml (half tablespoon) twice daily of 40 mg/5 ml granules for suspension
Children (infants and children aged 1 month - 11 years and body weight 20 kg (44.1 lb))
- Recommended: 80 mg/10 ml (2 teaspoons) twice daily of 40 mg/5 ml granules for suspension
Children (infants and children aged 1 month - 11 years and body weight 25 kg (55.12 lb))
- Recommended: 100 mg/12.5 ml (two and a half teaspoon) twice daily of 40 mg/5 ml granules for suspension
Adult (children and adults aged 12 years and older)
- Recommended: 200 mg every 12 hours for 14 days for tablets and granules for oral suspension (400 mg daily)
Adult (children and adults aged 12 years and older)
- Recommended: 200 mg every 12 hours for 10 days for tablets (400 mg daily)
Adult (children and adults aged 12 years and older)
- Recommended: 200 mg once daily for tablets and granules for oral suspension
Adult (children and adults aged 12 years and older)
- Recommended: 400 mg every 12 hours for 7 to 14 days for tablets and granules for oral suspension (800 mg daily)
Adult (children and adults aged 12 years and older)
- Recommended: 200 mg every 12 hours for 10 days for tablets and granules for oral suspension (400 mg daily)
Children (2 months to 12 years)
- Recommended: 5 mg/kg (2.3 mg/lb) every 12 hours for 10 days granules for oral suspension
- Maximum: 200 mg/dose
Adult (children and adults aged 12 years and older)
- Recommended: 100 mg every 12 hours for 7 days for tablets and granules for oral suspension (200 mg daily)
Children (2 months to 12 years)
- Recommended: 5 mg/kg (2.3 mg/lb) every 12 hours for 5 days granules for oral suspension
- Maximum: 200 mg/dose
Adult (children and adults aged 12 years and older)
- Recommended: 200 mg once daily for tablets and granules for oral suspension
Minimum Age
1 month
Dosage calculation for children
To calculate the dosage for children please use the
weight based dose calculator to calculate the appropriate dosage as per the weight of your child.
Forms
Tablet
Strength: 100 mg, 200 mg
Granules for oral suspension (50 mg/5 ml and 100 mg/5 ml)
Strength: 100 ml, 75 ml, 50 ml
Special Instructions
Patients with kidney dysfunction
This medicine does not require dose modification in patients with creatinine clearance more than 40ml/min. The dosing intervals should be increased to four times in 24 hours if the creatinine clearance is less than 30 ml/min. If the patient is maintained on artificial blood purifying technique called hemodialysis, then the dosing interval should be three times per week after therapy. If the creatinine clearance is less than 10 ml/min., a single dose should be given in every 48 hours.
50 ml oral suspension (50 mg/5 ml)
Shake the bottle to release the granules. Then add water in two equal portions, with vigrous shaking after adding each fraction of water. A total of 29 ml of purified water is used to prepare the oral suspension.
75 ml oral suspension (50 mg/5 ml)
Shake the bottle to release the granules. Then add water in two equal portions, with vigrous shaking after adding each fraction of water. A total of 44 ml of purified water is used to prepare the oral suspension.
100 ml oral suspension (50 mg/5 ml)
Shake the bottle to release the granules. Then add water in two equal portions, with vigrous shaking after adding each fraction of water. A total of 58 ml of purified water is used to prepare the oral suspension.
50 ml oral suspension (100 mg/5 ml)
Shake the bottle to release the granules. Then add water in two equal portions, with vigrous shaking after adding each fraction of water. A total of 29 ml of purified water is used to prepare the oral suspension.
75 ml oral suspension (100 mg/5 ml)
Shake the bottle to release the granules. Then add water in two equal portions, with vigrous shaking after adding each fraction of water. A total of 43 ml of purified water is used to prepare the oral suspension.
100 ml oral suspension (100 mg/5 ml)
Shake the bottle to release the granules. Then add water in two equal portions, with vigrous shaking after adding each fraction of water. A total of 57 ml of purified water is used to prepare the oral suspension.
Missed Dose
The missed dose of Cefpodoxime Proxetil should be taken immediately when you remember it, skip the dose if its almost time for the next dose. Then continue with the regular schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up the missed dose.
Overdose
What to do if you overdose on Cefpodoxime Proxetil?
If this happens, the supportive measures and treatment for symptoms should be provided. The artificial blood purifying techniques should be used to remove the excessive level of
Cefpodoxime Proxetil from the body.
Symptoms of an overdose of Cefpodoxime Proxetil
If you use too much of this medicine, it could lead to dangerous levels of the medicine in your body. In such cases, symptoms of an overdose may include:
If you think you have overdosed on Cefpodoxime Proxetil Suspension, call a poison control center immediately. You can look up the poison control center information from the
Poison Center Finder at TabletWise.com.