Cefprozil

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Acute otitis media · Regimen source: FDA Cefprozil susp. · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Cefprozil susp. · Pregnancy

  “Teratogenic Effects: Pregnancy Category B Reproduction studies have been performed in rabbits, mice, and rats using oral doses of cefprozil of 0.8, 8.5, and 18.5 times the maximum daily human dose (1000 mg) based upon mg/m 2 , and have revealed no harm to the fetus.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Cefprozil susp. · Nursing Mothers

  “Caution should be exercised when cefprozil is administered to a nursing woman, since the effect of cefprozil on nursing infants is unknown.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Cefprozil susp. · Pediatric Use

  “( See INDICATIONS AND USAGE and DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION .) The safety and effectiveness of cefprozil in the treatment of otitis media have been established in the age groups 6 months to 12 years.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Cefprozil susp. · Geriatric Use

  “Other reported clinical experience has not identified differences in responses between elderly and younger patients, but greater sensitivity of some older individuals to the effects of cefprozil cannot be excluded (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ).”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.