II. Indications
III. Mechanism
IV. Medications
- Capsules: 300 mg
- Suspension: 125 to 250 mg/5ml
V. Dosing
- Adult (and age >13 years)
- Take 300 mg orally twice daily or 600 mg orally once daily
- Child (age <13 years old)
- Give 14 mg/kg/day divided once to twice daily
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Renal Dosing
- eGFR <30 ml/min
- Adult: Limit to 300 mg/day
- Child: Limit to 7 mg/kg/day (max 300 mg/day)
- Hemodialysis: Give renal dose after Dialysis every 48 hours
- eGFR <30 ml/min
VI. Safety
- Pregnancy Category B
- Safe in Lactation
VII. Drug Interactions
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Iron (including Multivitamins with iron)
- Take Cefdinir at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after
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Antacids
- Take Cefdinir at least 2 hours before or 2 hours after
VIII. Resources
- Cefdinir Capsule (DailyMed)
- Cefdinir Powder for Suspension (DailyMed)
IX. References
- Hamilton (2020) Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia
- (2012) Presc Lett, Resource #280706, Comparison of Cephalosporins
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Related Studies
| cefdinir (on 12/21/2022 at Medicaid.Gov Survey of pharmacy drug pricing) | ||
| CEFDINIR 125 MG/5 ML SUSP | Generic | $0.15 per ml |
| CEFDINIR 250 MG/5 ML SUSP | Generic | $0.17 per ml |
| CEFDINIR 300 MG CAPSULE | Generic | $0.44 each |