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Below are Omnicef (Cefdinir) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 4 ratings/reviews, Omnicef has an overall score of 2.50. The effectiveness score is 8.50 and the side effect score is 3. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Omnicef review by 58 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | sore throat |
| Dosage & duration: | | 300 mg taken twice a day for the period of 10 days |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The treatment cured the sore throat for which it was perscribed. |
| Side effects: | | During the 10 days taking the drug there were no side effects, however the day after the last dosage, I began having severe diarrhea, which persisted and was diagnosed as a bacterial infection called clostridium difficil, caused by the antibiotic I had taken. |
| Comments: | | I took omnicef orally for 10 days. After the clostridium difficil was diagnosed, I had to start a new course of drugs which had to be repeated before the new infection/condition was cured. |
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| | Omnicef review by 58 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Extremely Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | sore throat |
| Dosage & duration: | | 300 mg taken twice a day for the period of 10 days |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The treatment cured the sore throat for which it was perscribed. |
| Side effects: | | During the 10 days taking the drug there were no side effects, however the day after the last dosage, I began having severe diarrhea, which persisted and was diagnosed as a bacterial infection called clostridium difficil, caused by the antibiotic I had taken. |
| Comments: | | I took omnicef orally for 10 days. After the clostridium difficil was diagnosed, I had to start a new course of drugs which had to be repeated before the new infection/condition was cured. |
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| | Omnicef review by 57 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Highly Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | Sinusitis |
| Dosage & duration: | | 300 Mg taken 2 daily for the period of 2 days |
| Other conditions: | | Cough |
| Other drugs taken: | | Nasonex | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | Cleared sinusitis very quickly. Ended a hacking cough after about a day as well. |
| Side effects: | | Vomiting, abdominal pain, sweating profusely, bloating, nausea, fever, severe diarrhea. I was so concerned about the effects--they came at night--that I contemplated taking myself to an emergency room. |
| Comments: | | Had a delayed reaction to medication. Really severe effects came on only after
two days' treatment. I have had gastric upsets as a response to previous antibiotics (CEFLEX), but never anything like this. |
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| | Omnicef review by care giver of 1 year old male patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | | |
| Effectiveness: | | Marginally Effective |
| Side effects: | | Severe Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | ear infection |
| Dosage & duration: | | 5 ml (1 tsp) (dosage frequency: twice daily) for the period of 7 days |
| Other conditions: | | none |
| Other drugs taken: | | none | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | I had to stop the medicine because of the side effects and he got sicker (I know you aren't supposed to stop antibiotics for this exact reason). He ended up on another antibiotic that worked well. |
| Side effects: | | He's one year old, and his mood changed drastically. He became agressive and mean. Clenching his fists, growling, hitting his sister and pulling her hair and being totally uncooperative were our everyday behaviors. He is normally a laid back, sweet child. The pediatrition disagrees and says it wasn't the medicine, but I know it was. |
| Comments: | | He was supposed to take it for 10 days, but the behavior was out of control, so the pediatrition told me to stop it for 24 hours and see if the behavior changed. I stopped on day 7 and within 18 hours, he started to improve- within 24 hours he was almost back to normal. The pediatrition and pharmacist both say that it doesn't go to the brain, and therefore can't cause behavior changes, but SOMETHING in that drug definitely effected him. I know my child and I watched him very carefully, I KNOW it was the antibiotic. I won't be using it again for either of my children. |
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