Some bacterial infections, including those of the skin, throat, tonsils, and urinary tract, are treated with cefadroxil. Cefadroxil belongs to the group of drugs known as cephalosporin antibiotics. It eliminates bacteria to operate.

Cefadroxil and other antibiotics like it won’t treat viral infections like the flu, colds, or other things. Antibiotic overuse raises the likelihood that you’ll get an infection later on that is resistant to antibiotic therapy.

Cefadroxil is available as a liquid, pill, and capsule for oral consumption. It is often given every 12 or 24 hours, with or without food. Cefadroxil should be taken every day at roughly the same time. Ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any instructions on your prescription label that you are unsure about following. Follow the prescription for cefadroxil exactly. Never take it in larger or less amounts or more frequently than directed by your doctor.

Cefadroxil should be used with food to help alleviate nausea and upset stomach.

Before each use, thoroughly shake the suspension to combine the medication.

In the initial days of cefadroxil therapy, you should start to feel better. Call your doctor if your symptoms don’t go away or get worse.

Even if you feel better, keep taking cefadroxil until the prescription is finished. Your infection could not be entirely treated if you stop taking cefadroxil too soon or skip doses, and the bacteria might develop an antibiotic resistance.

In order to avoid acquiring a heart valve infection, cefadroxil is occasionally prescribed to some penicillin allergic individuals who have a heart disease and are undergoing dentistry or upper respiratory tract (nose, mouth, throat, and voice box) procedures.

Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details if you think this drug may be recommended for other conditions.

Before taking cefadroxil,

• Inform your doctor and pharmacist if you have any allergies to cefadroxil, as well as other cephalosporin antibiotics including cefaclor, cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol), cefdinir, cefditoren (Spectracef), cefepime (Maxipime), cefixime (Suprax), cefotaxime (Claforan), cefotetan, cefoxitin (Mefoxin), ceftibuten (Cedax),  antibiotics containing penicillin, such as ceftriaxone (Rocephin), cefuroxime (Zinacef), or cephalexin (Keflex), as well as any other drugs. Moreover, let your doctor know if any of the components in cefadroxil capsules, pills, or suspension cause you to react negatively. Get a list of the components from your pharmacist.
• Inform your doctor and pharmacist about all prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, dietary supplements, and herbal products that you are now taking or intend to use. Your physician might need to adjust the dosage of your drugs or keep a close eye on you for side effects.
• Inform your doctor if you have or have ever had kidney illness, colitis (a disorder that causes swelling in the lining of the colon [large intestine]), or any other gastrointestinal (GI; affecting the stomach or intestines) disease.
• Inform your physician if you are nursing a baby, intend to get pregnant, or are already pregnant. Call your doctor if you become pregnant while taking cefdroxil.

Keep eating normally unless your doctor instructs you otherwise.

If you miss a dosage, take it as soon as you recall. If the next dose is soon due, skip the missed one and carry on with your regular dosing plan. To make up for a missing dose, do not take a second one.

Cefadroxil might have negative effects. If any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away, let your doctor know right once:

• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Sexual itching

Some adverse effects may be severe. Call your doctor right away or seek emergency medical attention if you have any of the following symptoms:

• Stomach pains, fever, or bloody or watery stools while receiving treatment or for two or more months after it is stopped
• Rash
• Itching
• Hives
• Breathing or swallowing challenges
• Wheezing
• Face, throat, tongue, lips, and eye swelling
• Recurring sore throat, chills, or other infection-related symptoms
• Your skin or eyes becoming yellow
• Stomach ache in the top right corner
• Dark faeces
• White or clay-colored stools

You or your doctor can submit a report to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting programme online or by phone if you have a serious side event (1-800-332-1088).

Keep this medication tightly closed in the original container and out of the reach of children. The capsules and tablets should be kept at room temperature, away from sources of extreme heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Keep liquid medications tightly wrapped in the refrigerator, and after 14 days, throw away any unused medicines.

Unused prescriptions must be disposed of carefully to prevent pets, kids, and other people from ingesting them. You should not, however, dispose of this medication in the toilet. Instead, utilising a medicine take-back programme is the easiest approach to get rid of your medication. To find out about take-back programmes in your area, speak with your pharmacist or the garbage/recycling department in your city. If you do not have access to a take-back programme, see the FDA’s Safe Disposal of Medications website at http://goo.gl/c4Rm4p for additional information.

Although many containers (such as weekly pill minders and those for eye drops, creams, patches, and inhalers) are not child-resistant and are simple for young children to open, it is crucial to keep all medications out of sight and out of reach of children. Always lock safety caps and promptly stash medication up and away from young children where it is out of their sight and reach to prevent poisoning. http://www.upandaway.org

Call the poison control hotline at 1-800-222-1222 in the event of an overdose. Moreover, information can be found online at https://www.poisonhelp.org/help. Call 911 right once if the person has collapsed, experienced a seizure, is having difficulty breathing, or cannot be roused.

Keep all of your appointments with your physician and the lab. To determine how you are responding to cefadroxil, your doctor may request a few lab tests.

Inform the lab staff and your doctor that you are taking cefadroxil prior to any laboratory test.

Use Clinistix or TesTape (not Clinitest) to test your urine for sugar if you have diabetes and are taking this medicine.

No one else should take your medication. It’s likely that your prescription cannot be renewed.

You should keep a written record of every medication you take, including any over-the-counter (OTC) items, prescription drugs, and dietary supplements like vitamins and minerals. This list should be brought with you whenever you see a doctor or are admitted to the hospital. You should always have this information with you in case of emergencies.