Cefdinir dosing

Cefdinir 14 mg/kg per day in 1-2 doses (adult 300 mg twice daily or 600 mg once daily) Diarrhea, rash, vomiting, diaper rash, yeast infections Preferred oral cephalosporin (good taste) separate from Al or Mg antacids and Fe supplements by 2 hours... 

Cefdinir Cefpodoxime proxetil Cefuroxime axetil 600 mg/day in 1-2 doses 200 mg twice daily 250-500 mg twice daily 14 mg/kg per day in 1-2 doses 1 0 mg/kg per day in 2 doses 1 5-30 mg/kg per day in 2 doses Preferred oral liquid cephalosporin owing to palatability... 

Cefdinir 300 mg twice daily or 600 mg once daily 14 mg/kg per day in 1-2 doses 5-10 days Broad spectrum expensive... 

If treatment failure occurs with amoxicillin, an agent should be chosen with activity against /1-lactamase-producing H. influenzae and M. catar-rhalis as well as drug-resistant S. pneumoniae (such as high-dose amoxicil-lin-clavulanate (recommended), or, cefuroxime, cefdinir, cefpodoxime, cefprozil, or intramuscular ceftriaxone). 

Cefdinir 600 mg daily or divided in two doses 14 mg/kg/day in one dose or divided in two doses... 

Renal function impairment- For adult patients with Cor less than 30 mL/min, the dose of cefdinir should be 300 mg given once daily. 

Hemodialysis - Hemodialysis removes cefdinir from the body. In patients maintained on chronic hemodialysis, the recommended initial dosage regimen is a 300 mg or 7 mg/kg dose every other day. At the conclusion of each hemodialysis session, give 300 mg (or 7 mg/kg). Subsequent doses (300 mg or 7 mg/kg) are then administered every other day. 

Cephalosporins Have a nucleus that is similar to that of (3-lactams and similarly dismpt the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer. This layer is important in maintaining cell wall integrity in gram-positive bacteria. Omnicef (Cefdinir) Cefzil (Cefprozil) Cephalexin (Keflex) Bioavailabihty is dose dependent is only about 16-21%. About 90% is excreted as the parent compound. It is well absorbed by the body and 90% of the dmg is excreted unchanged. 

Space doses evenly around the clock and continue taking cefdinir for the full length of treatment... 

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