Question
Could cefpodoxime proxetil granules cause an eight to nine-month-old infant to experience symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, and a runny nose? Is there any help after taking the medicine?
Answer
The patient experienced vomiting after taking cefpodoxime proxetil granules for cough and runny nose and asked whether the drug could harm the child’s intestines and cause diarrhea. Opinions indicate that the common side effects of cefpodoxime proxetil include gastrointestinal reactions such as nausea, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, with an incidence rate ranging from 16% to 7%. In addition, there may be reactions such as rash, urticaria, drug fever, itching, headache, dizziness, and transient changes in laboratory tests including alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, hemoglobin, platelet count, white blood cell count, and increased eosinophils.