Inappropriate schedule of drug administration after Cefpodoxime in dogs

The FDA has received 23 reports of inappropriate schedule of drug administration in dogs after Cefpodoxime. That is 0.6% 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.

23Reports
48%Marked serious
17%Recovered
0.0%Died or euthanised
13 daysTypical onset
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How soon it started

Same day
2 13%
1–2 days
1 6.3%
3–7 days
3 19%
1–4 weeks
4 25%
Over a month
6 38%

How the animals did

Recovered
4 17%
Still unwell when reported
17 74%
Not known
2 8.7%

Problems reported at the same time

Didn't work as expected
16 70%
Underdose
4 17%
Drug administration error
3 13%
Bacterial skin infection
3 13%
Vomiting
3 13%
Loss of appetite
3 13%
Drug dose administration interval too short
2 8.7%
Skin rash or irritation
2 8.7%

Age of the animals

Under 1 year
1
1–3 years
3
4–7 years
8
8–11 years
9
12+ years
1

About this medicine

Type: medicine.

Questions owners ask

Can Cefpodoxime cause inappropriate schedule of drug administration in dogs?
23 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 13 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).

Inappropriate schedule of drug administration with similar medicines

All reported side effects of Cefpodoxime in dogs · Medicines most reported with inappropriate schedule of drug administration