Conjunctivitis after Cefpodoxime in dogs

The FDA has received 21 reports of conjunctivitis in dogs after Cefpodoxime. That is 0.5% of all reports for this medicine, compared with 0.1% across reports for all dog medicines, so it is reported unusually often with this medicine.

21Reports

52%Marked serious

19%Recovered

9.5%Died or euthanised

77 daysTypical onset

How soon it started

Same day

1 7.7%

1–2 days

0 0.0%

3–7 days

2 15%

1–4 weeks

2 15%

Over a month

8 62%

How the animals did

Recovered

4 19%

Still unwell when reported

7 33%

Died

1 4.8%

Euthanised

1 4.8%

Not known

8 38%

Problems reported at the same time

9 43%

6 29%

5 24%

4 19%

4 19%

4 19%

3 14%

3 14%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year

1–3 years

4–7 years

8–11 years

12+ years

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Cefpodoxime cause conjunctivitis in dogs?: 21 reports link the two, but a report alone does not prove the medicine was the cause: other illnesses, other medicines or coincidence can be involved. Your vet can judge it for your animal.
How soon after a dose was it reported?: In half of the reports with dates, it started within 77 days of the first dose.
What should I do?: Don't give another dose until you've spoken to your vet, and keep the packaging so you can tell them the product and dose. Your vet can also report it to the FDA (or you can, through the manufacturer or FDA form 1932a).

Conjunctivitis with similar medicines

Conjunctivitis after Melarsomine (Immiticide) 21 reports · 0.1% of its reports
Conjunctivitis after Diphenhydramine 24 reports · 0.5% of its reports
Conjunctivitis after Florfenicol + Mometasone + Terbinafine 52 reports · 1.5% of its reports
Conjunctivitis after Betamethasone + Florfenicol + Terbinafine 20 reports · 0.8% of its reports
Conjunctivitis after Ketoconazole 20 reports · 0.9% of its reports
Conjunctivitis after Etodolac 20 reports · 1.1% of its reports

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