Cefixime — Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient

Cefixime is an active pharmaceutical ingredient found in 2 FDA-approved drug products. Forms: FOR SUSPENSION, CAPSULE, TABLET, TABLET, CHEWABLE. Routes: ORAL.

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Cefixime (2 brand names, 4 dosage forms, 1 route)

Available dosage forms: FOR SUSPENSION, CAPSULE, TABLET, TABLET, CHEWABLE.

Routes of administration: ORAL.

Brand Names

  • CEFIXIME
  • SUPRAX

Mechanism of Action

Cefixime is a semisynthetic cephalosporin antibacterial drug [See Microbiology (12.4)].

Overdosage

Gastric lavage may be indicated; otherwise, no specific antidote exists. Cefixime is not removed in significant quantities from the circulation by hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Adverse reactions in small numbers of healthy adult volunteers receiving single doses up to 2 g of cefixime did not differ from the profile seen in patients treated at the recommended doses.

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